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“So I have made you hated and ashamed in front of all the people, for you are not keeping My ways. You have shown favor to certain people when you teach them.”


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The People Are Not Faithful to God
“Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God made us? Why can we not be trusted by one another? Why do we sin against the agreement of our fathers?


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Judah has not been faithful. A very sinful thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord, which He loves. And he has married the daughter of a strange god.


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May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob every man who does this, even if he brings a gift in worship to the Lord of All.


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This is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears from much crying, because He no longer cares about the gift or receives it with favor from your hands.


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You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord has seen how you have not been faithful to the wife you married when you were young, even when she stays with you and is your wife by agreement.


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Has not the Lord made them one in flesh and spirit? And what does He desire but God-like children? Be careful then in your spirit, and stay faithful to the wife you married when you were young.


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“For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “And I hate the man who does wrong to his wife,” says the Lord of All. “So be careful in your spirit, and be one who can be trusted.”


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You have made the Lord tired with your words. Yet you say, “How have we made Him tired?” By saying, “Everyone who sins is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He is pleased with them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God Who is fair?”


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The One to Come
“See, I am going to send one with news, and he will make the way ready before Me. Then all at once the Lord you are looking for will come to His house. The one with the news of the agreement, whom you desire, is coming,” says the Lord of All.


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“But who can live through the day of His coming? Who can stand when He shows Himself? For He is like a fire for making gold pure, and like a strong cleaner.


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He will sit as one who melts silver and makes it pure. He will make the sons of Levi pure. He will make them pure like gold and silver, so that they may bring the right gifts to the Lord.


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Then I will come to judge you. I will be quick to speak against those who use witchcraft, and those who do sex sins, and those who make false promises. I will speak against those who do not pay a man what he has earned, and who make it hard for the woman whose husband has died and for children who have no parents. And I will speak against those who turn away the stranger and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of All.


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Giving to God a Tenth Part
“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My Laws and have not obeyed them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of All. “But you say, ‘How are we to return?’


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Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ You have not given Me the tenth part of what you receive and your gifts.


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Bring the tenth part into the store-house, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord of All. “See if I will not then open the windows of heaven and pour out good things for you until there is no more need.


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I will speak sharp words to the destroyer for you, so that it may not destroy the fruits of the ground. And your vine in the field will be sure to give its grapes,” says the Lord of All.


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“All the nations will say that much good has come to you, for you will be a happy land,” says the Lord of All.


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The People Complain
“Your words have been spoken in pride against Me,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘What have we said against You?’


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You have said, ‘It is of no worth to serve God. What do we get by doing what He says, or by walking in sorrow before the Lord of All?


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So now we say that it is good to be proud. Not only are sinners doing well, but they put God to the test and get away with it.’”


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The Book to Be Remembered
Then those who feared the Lord spoke often to one another, and the Lord listened to them. And the names of those who worshiped the Lord and honored Him were written down before Him in a Book to be remembered.


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“They will be Mine says the Lord of All, “on that day that I gather My special people. I will have loving-pity on them as a man has loving-pity on his own son who serves him.”


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Then you will again see the difference between those who are right and good, and those who are sinful. You will see the difference between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.


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The Great Day of the Lord
“See, the day is coming. It is burning like a hot fire. And all those who are proud and those who do wrong will be like dry grass. The day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord of All. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.


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But for you who fear My name, the sun of what is right and good will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and dance like calves from the cattle-house.


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You will crush the sinful under foot. They will be ashes under your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the Lord of All.


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See, I will send you Elijah the man of God before the day of the Lord comes, that great day that will be full of much trouble.


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And 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 destroy the land with a curse.”


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The Families Jesus Came Through
These are the families through which Jesus Christ came. He came through David and Abraham.


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Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.


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Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. Their mother was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Aram.


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Aram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.


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Salmon was the father of Boaz. The mother of Boaz was Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed. The mother of Obed was Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse.


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Jesse was the father of David the king.
King David was the father of Solomon. His mother had been the wife of Uriah.


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Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.


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Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram. Joram was the father of Uzziah.


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Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.


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After they were taken to the city of Babylon, Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.


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Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor.


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Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.


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Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was the husband of Mary. She was the mother of Jesus Who is called the Christ.


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So the number of families from Abraham to David was fourteen. The number of families from David to the time the people were taken to Babylon was fourteen. The number of families after they were taken to Babylon to the birth of Jesus Christ was fourteen.


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The Birth of Jesus
The birth of Jesus Christ was like this: Mary His mother had been promised in marriage to Joseph. Before they were married, it was learned that she was to have a baby by the Holy Spirit.


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Joseph was her promised husband. He was a good man and did not want to make it hard for Mary in front of people. He thought it would be good to break the promised marriage without people knowing it.


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While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She is to become a mother by the Holy Spirit.


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A Son will be born to her. You will give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from the punishment of their sins.”


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He said, “The young woman, who has never had a man, will give birth to a Son. They will give Him the name Immanuel. This means God with us.”


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Joseph awoke from his sleep. He did what the angel of the Lord told him to do. He took Mary as his wife.


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But he did not have her, as a husband has a wife, until she gave birth to a Son. Joseph gave Him the name Jesus.


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Wise Men Visit the Young Child Jesus
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in the country of Judea. It was the time when Herod was king of that part of the country. Soon after Jesus was born, some wise men who learned things from stars came to Jerusalem from the East.


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They asked, “Where is the King of the Jews Who has been born? We have seen His star in the East. We have come to worship Him.”


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He called together all the religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law. Herod asked them where Christ was to be born.


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‘You, Bethlehem of Judah, are not the least of the leaders of Judah. Out of you will come a King Who will lead My people the Jews.’”


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Then Herod had a secret meeting with the men who learned things from stars. He asked them about what time the star had been seen.


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He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and find the young Child. When you find Him, let me know. Then I can go and worship Him also.”


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After the king had spoken, they went on their way. The star they had seen in the East went before them. It came and stopped over the place where the young Child was.


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They went into the house and found the young Child with Mary, His mother. Then they got down before Him and worshiped Him. They opened their bags of riches and gave Him gifts of gold and perfume and spices.


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Then God spoke to them in a dream. He told them not to go back to Herod. So they went to their own country by another road.


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Joseph Goes to Egypt
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. He said, “Get up. Take the young Child and His mother to the country of Egypt. Go as fast as you can! Stay there until you hear from Me. Herod is going to look for the young Child to kill Him.”


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He stayed there until Herod died. This happened as the Lord had said through an early preacher, “I called My Son out of Egypt.”


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Herod Had All the Young Boys Killed
Herod learned that the wise men had fooled him. He was very angry. He sent men to kill all the young boys two years old and under in Bethlehem and in all the country near by. He decided to do this from what he had heard from the wise men as to the time when the star was seen.


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He said, “The sound of crying and much sorrow was heard in Ramah. Rachel was crying for her children. She would not be comforted because they were dead.”


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Joseph Goes from Egypt to Nazareth
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt.


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He said, “Get up. Take the young Child and His mother and go into the land of the Jews. Those who tried to kill the young Child are dead.”


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Joseph heard that Archelaus was the king of the country of Judea. Herod, the father of Archelaus, had died. Joseph was afraid to go there. God told him in a dream to go to the country of Galilee and he went.


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Joseph stayed in a town called Nazareth. It happened as the early preachers said it would happen. They said, “Jesus will be called a Nazarene.”


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John the Baptist Makes the Way Ready for Jesus
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the desert in the country of Judea.


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The early preacher Isaiah spoke of this man. He said, “Listen! His voice calls out in the desert! ‘Make the way ready for the Lord. Make the road straight for Him!’”


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John wore clothes made of hair from camels. He had a leather belt around him. His food was locusts and wild honey.


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Then the people of Jerusalem and of all the country of Judea and those from near the Jordan River went to him.


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He saw many proud religious law-keepers and other people of the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead. They were coming to him to be baptized. He said to them, “You family of snakes! Who told you how to keep from God’s anger that is coming?


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Do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God can make children for Abraham out of these stones.


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“Even now the ax is on the root of the trees. Every tree that does not give good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.


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For sure, I baptize with water those who are sorry for their sins and turn from them. The One Who comes after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He is greater than I. I am not good enough to take off His shoes.


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He comes ready to clean the grain. He will gather the grain in and clean it all. The clean grain He will put into a building. He will burn that which is no good with a fire that cannot be put out.”


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The Baptism of Jesus
Jesus came from Galilee. He went to John at the Jordan River to be baptized by him.


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Jesus said to him, “Let it be done now. We should do what is right.” John agreed and baptized Jesus.


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When Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens opened. He saw the Spirit of God coming down and resting on Jesus like a dove.


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The devil came tempting Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to be made into bread.”


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But Jesus said, “It is written, ‘Man is not to live on bread only. Man is to live by every word that God speaks.’”


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Then the devil took Jesus up to Jerusalem, the holy city. He had Jesus stand on the highest part of the house of God.


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The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. It is written, ‘He has told His angels to look after You. In their hands they will hold You up. Then Your foot will not hit against a stone.’”


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Again the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He had Jesus look at all the nations of the world to see how great they were.


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He said to Jesus, “I will give You all these nations if You will get down at my feet and worship me.”


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Jesus said to the devil, “Get away, Satan. It is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.’”


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Jesus Preaches in Galilee
When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been put in prison, He went to the country of Galilee.


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He left Nazareth and went to live in the city of Capernaum. It is by the lake in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali.


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“The land of Zebulun and Naphtali is along the road to the lake. It is on the other side of the Jordan River in Galilee. These people are not Jews.


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The people who sat in darkness saw a great light. Light did shine on those in the land who were near death.”


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From that time on, Jesus went about preaching. He said, “Be sorry for your sins and turn from them. The holy nation of heaven is near.”


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Jesus Calls Peter and Andrew
Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee. He saw two brothers. They were Simon (his other name was Peter) and Andrew, his brother. They were putting a net into the sea for they were fishermen.


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Going from there, Jesus saw two other brothers. They were James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were sitting in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them.


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Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee
Jesus went over all Galilee. He taught in their places of worship and preached the Good News of the holy nation. He healed all kinds of sickness and disease among the people.


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The news about Him went over all the country of Syria. They brought all the sick people to Him with many kinds of diseases and pains. They brought to Him those who had demons. They brought those who at times lose the use of their minds. They brought those who could not use their hands and legs. He healed them.


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Many people followed Him from Galilee and Judea. They followed Him from the cities of Decapolis and Jerusalem. They followed Him from Judea and from the other side of the Jordan River.


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Jesus Teaches on the Mountain
Jesus saw many people. He went up on the mountain and sat down. His followers came to Him.


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“Those who know there is nothing good in themselves are happy, because the holy nation of heaven is theirs.


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You are happy when people act and talk in a bad way to you and make it very hard for you and tell bad things and lies about you because you trust in Me.


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Be glad and full of joy because your reward will be much in heaven. They made it very hard for the early preachers who lived a long time before you.


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Jesus Teaches about Salt and Light
“You are the salt of the earth. If salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? It is no good. It is thrown away and people walk on it.


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Men do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. They put it on a table so it gives light to all in the house.


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Let your light shine in front of men. Then they will see the good things you do and will honor your Father Who is in heaven.


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Jesus Teaches about the Law
“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses or the writings of the early preachers. I have not come to do away with them but to complete them.


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I tell you, as long as heaven and earth last, not one small mark or part of a word will pass away of the Law of Moses until it has all been done.


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Anyone who breaks even the least of the Law of Moses and teaches people not to do what it says, will be called the least in the holy nation of heaven. He who obeys and teaches others to obey what the Law of Moses says, will be called great in the holy nation of heaven.


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I tell you, unless you are more right with God than the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers, you will never get into the holy nation of heaven.


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Jesus Teaches about Anger and Killing
“You have heard that men were told long ago, ‘You must not kill another person. If someone does kill, he will be guilty and will be punished for his wrong-doing.’


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But I tell you that whoever is angry with his brother will be guilty and have to suffer for his wrong-doing. Whoever says to his brother, ‘You have no brains,’ will have to stand in front of the court. Whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be sent to the fire of hell.


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leave your gift on the altar. Go and make right what is wrong between you and him. Then come back and give your gift.


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Agree with the one who is against you while you are talking together, or he might take you to court. The court will hand you over to the police. You will be put in prison.


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For sure, I tell you, you will not be let out of prison until you have paid every piece of money of the fine.


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Jesus Teaches about Husband and Wife
“You have heard that it was said long ago, ‘You must not do sex sins.’


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But I tell you, anyone who even looks at a woman with a sinful desire of wanting her has already sinned in his heart.


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If your right eye is the reason you sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.


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If your right hand is the reason you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go to hell.


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Jesus Teaches about Marriage
“It has been said, ‘Whoever wants to divorce his wife should have it put in writing, telling her he is leaving her.’


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But I tell you, whoever divorces his wife except if she has not been faithful to him, makes her guilty of a sex sin. Whoever marries a woman who has been divorced is guilty of a sex sin.


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Jesus Teaches about What to Say
“You have heard that it was said long ago, ‘You must not make a promise you cannot keep. You must carry out your promises to the Lord.’


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I tell you, do not use strong words when you make a promise. Do not promise by heaven. It is the place where God is.


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Do not promise by earth. It is where He rests His feet. Do not promise by Jerusalem. It is the city of the great King.


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Jesus Teaches about Fighting
“You have heard that it has been said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’


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But I tell you, do not fight with the man who wants to fight. Whoever hits you on the right side of the face, turn so he can hit the other side also.


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Give to any person who asks you for something. Do not say no to the man who wants to use something of yours.


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Jesus Teaches about Loving Those Who Hate You
“You have heard that it has been said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate those who hate you.’


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But I tell you, love those who hate you. (*Respect and give thanks for those who say bad things to you. Do good to those who hate you.) Pray for those who do bad things to you and who make it hard for you.


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Then you may be the sons of your Father Who is in heaven. His sun shines on bad people and on good people. He sends rain on those who are right with God and on those who are not right with God.


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If you love those who love you, what reward can you expect from that? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?


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If you say hello only to the people you like, are you doing any more than others? The people who do not know God do that much.


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Jesus Teaches on the Mountain about Helping Others
“Be sure you do not do good things in front of others just to be seen by them. If you do, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.


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When you give to the poor, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They blow a horn in the places of worship and in the streets so people may respect them. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.


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Jesus Teaches about Prayer
“When you pray, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They love to stand and pray in the places of worship or in the streets so people can see them. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.


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When you pray, go into a room by yourself. After you have shut the door, pray to your Father Who is in secret. Then your Father Who sees in secret will reward you.


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When you pray, do not say the same thing over and over again making long prayers like the people who do not know God. They think they are heard because their prayers are long.


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‘Do not let us be tempted, but keep us from sin. *Your nation is holy. You have power and shining-greatness forever. Let it be so.’


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Jesus Teaches about Forgiveness
“If you forgive people their sins, your Father in heaven will forgive your sins also.


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Jesus Teaches about Not Eating So You Can Pray Better
“When you go without food so you can pray better, do not be as those who pretend to be someone they are not. They make themselves look sad so people will see they are going with out food. For sure, I tell you, they have all the reward they are going to get.


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Jesus Teaches about Having Riches
“Do not gather together for yourself riches of this earth. They will be eaten by bugs and become rusted. Men can break in and steal them.


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Gather together riches in heaven where they will not be eaten by bugs or become rusted. Men cannot break in and steal them.


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No one can have two bosses. He will hate the one and love the other. Or he will listen to the one and work against the other. You cannot have both God and riches as your boss at the same time.


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Jesus Teaches about Cares of Life
“I tell you this: Do not worry about your life. Do not worry about what you are going to eat and drink. Do not worry about what you are going to wear. Is not life more important than food? Is not the body more important than clothes?


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Look at the birds in the sky. They do not plant seeds. They do not gather grain. They do not put grain into a building to keep. Yet your Father in heaven feeds them! Are you not more important than the birds?


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God clothes the grass of the field. It lives today and is burned in the stove tomorrow. How much more will He give you clothes? You have so little faith!


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Do not worry. Do not keep saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘What will we wear?’


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The people who do not know God are looking for all these things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all these things.


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First of all, look for the holy nation of God. Be right with Him. All these other things will be given to you also.


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Do not worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will have its own worries. The troubles we have in a day are enough for one day.


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Jesus Teaches on the Mountain about Saying What Is Wrong in Others
“Do not say what is wrong in other people’s lives. Then other people will not say what is wrong in your life.


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You will be guilty of the same things you find in others. When you say what is wrong in others, your words will be used to say what is wrong in you.


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Why do you look at the small piece of wood in your brother’s eye, and do not see the big piece of wood in your own eye?


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How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that small piece of wood out of your eye,’ when there is a big piece of wood in your own eye?


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You who pretend to be someone you are not, first take the big piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you can see better to take the small piece of wood out of your brother’s eye.


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“Do not give that which belongs to God to dogs. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs. They will break them under their feet. Then they will turn and tear you to pieces.


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Jesus Teaches about Prayer
“Ask, and what you are asking for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.


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Everyone who asks receives what he asks for. Everyone who looks finds what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks has the door opened to him.


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You are bad and you know how to give good things to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?


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Jesus Teaches about Others
“Do for other people whatever you would like to have them do for you. This is what the Jewish Law and the early preachers said.


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Jesus Teaches about Two Roads
“Go in through the narrow door. The door is wide and the road is easy that leads to hell. Many people are going through that door.


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But the door is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life that lasts forever. Few people are finding it.


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Jesus Teaches about False Teachers
“Watch out for false teachers. They come to you dressed as if they were sheep. On the inside they are hungry wolves.


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Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will go into the holy nation of heaven. The one who does the things My Father in heaven wants him to do will go into the holy nation of heaven.


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Many people will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not preach in Your Name? Did we not put out demons in Your Name? Did we not do many powerful works in Your Name?’


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Jesus Teaches about Houses Built on Rock or Sand
“Whoever hears these words of Mine and does them, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.


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The rain came down. The water came up. The wind blew and hit the house. The house did not fall because it was built on rock.


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Whoever hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.


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The rain came down. The water came up. The wind blew and hit the house. The house fell and broke apart.”


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He was teaching them as One Who has the right and the power to teach. He did not teach as the teachers of the Law.


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The Healing of a Man with a Bad Skin Disease
Jesus came down from the mountain. Many people followed Him.


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A man with a bad skin disease came and got down before Him and worshiped Him. He said, “Lord, if You will, You can heal me!”


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Jesus said to him, “Go now, but tell no one. Let the religious leader see you. Give the gift in worship that Moses told you to give. This will show them you have been healed.”


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Healing of the Captain’s Servant
Jesus came to the city of Capernaum. A captain of the army came to Him. He asked for help,


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The captain said, “Lord, I am not good enough for You to come to my house. Only speak the word, and my servant will be healed.


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I am a man who works for someone else and I have men working under me. I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I say to another, ‘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 surprised and wondered about it. He said to those who followed Him, “For sure, I tell you, I have not found so much faith in the Jewish nation.


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I say to you, many people will come from the east and from the west. They will sit down with Abraham and with Isaac and with Jacob in the holy nation of heaven.


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But those who should have belonged to the holy nation of heaven will be thrown out into outer darkness, where there will be crying and grinding of teeth.”


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Jesus said to the captain, “Go your way. It is done for you even as you had faith to believe.” The servant was healed at that time.


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Peter’s Mother-In-Law Healed
Jesus came to Peter’s house. He saw Peter’s wife’s mother in bed. She was very sick.


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Many People Are Healed
That evening they brought to Jesus many people who had demons in them. The demons were put out when Jesus spoke to them. All the sick people were healed.


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It happened as the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen. He said, “He took on Himself our sickness and carried away our diseases.”


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Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes. Birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”


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He said to them, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then He stood up. He spoke sharp words to the wind and the waves. Then the wind stopped blowing.


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Then men were surprised and wondered about it. They said, “What kind of a man is He? Even the winds and the waves obey Him.”


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Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs
Jesus came to the other side of the lake into the country of the Gadarenes. Two men came to Him from among the graves. They had demons in them and were very wild men. They were so bad that no one would go near them.


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They called out, saying, “What do You want of us, You Son of God? Have You come here to make us suffer before it is our time to suffer?”


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Jesus said to the demons, “Go!” They came out of the men and went into the pigs. At once the pigs ran down the mountain side. They fell into the water and died.


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The men who cared for the pigs ran fast into the city and told everything. They told what happened to the men who had the demons.


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Every person in the city came to meet Jesus. When they saw Jesus, they asked Him to leave their country.


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The Healing of a Man Who Could Not Move His Body
Jesus got into a boat. He crossed over to the other side and came into His own city.


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They took a man to Him who was on his bed. This man was not able to move his body. Jesus saw their faith. He said, “Son, take hope. Your sins are forgiven.”


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Some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves, “This man speaks as if He is God, but He is not!”


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But this is to show you that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins.” He said to the sick man, “Get up! Take your bed and go home.”


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All the people saw this. They were surprised and wondered about it. Then they gave thanks to God because He had given such power to men.


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Jesus Calls Matthew
As Jesus went from there, He saw a man called Matthew. Matthew was sitting at his work gathering taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” Matthew got up and followed Jesus.


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Jesus ate in Matthew’s house. Many men who gathered taxes and many who were sinners came to Matthew’s house and sat down with Jesus and His followers.


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The proud religious law-keepers saw this. They said to the followers of Jesus, “Why does your Teacher eat with men who gather taxes and with sinners?”


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But go and understand these words, ‘I want loving-kindness and not a gift to be given.’  For I have not come to call good people. I have come to call those who are sinners.”


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Jesus Teaches about Going without Food So You Can Pray Better
Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus. They asked, “Why do we and the proud religious law-keepers many times go without food so we can pray better? But Your followers never go without food so they can pray better.”


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Jesus said, “Can the friends at a wedding be sorry when the man just married is with them? But the days will come when the man just married will be taken from them. Then they will not eat food so they can pray better.


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“No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old coat, because if the new piece pulls away, it makes the hole bigger.


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Men do not put new wine into old skin bags. If they did, the skins would break and the wine would run out. The bags would be no good. They put new wine into new skin bags and both can be used.”


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Two Healed Through Faith
While Jesus talked to them, a leader of the people came and got down before Him, and worshiped Him. He said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay Your hand on her and she will live.”


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Just then a woman who had been sick with a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind. She touched the bottom of His coat.


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Then Jesus turned around. He saw her and said, “Daughter, take hope! Your faith has healed you.” At once the woman was healed.


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The Healing of Two Blind Men
Jesus went on from there. Two blind men followed Him. They called out, “Take pity on us, Son of David.”


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Jesus went into the house. The blind men came to Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do you have faith that I can do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Sir!”


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Then Jesus put His hands on their eyes and said, “You will have what you want because you have faith.”


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When the demon was put out of him, the man was able to talk. Many people were surprised and wondered about it. They said, “We have never seen in the nation of the Jews like this.”


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But the proud religious law-keepers said, “He puts out demons by the help of the leader of the demons.”


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Jesus went on to all the towns and cities. He taught in their places of worship. He preached the Good News of the holy nation of God. He healed every sickness and disease the people had.


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As He saw many people, He had loving-pity on them. They were troubled and were walking around everywhere. They were like sheep without a shepherd.


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Pray then to the Lord Who is the Owner of the grain fields that He will send workmen to gather His grain.”


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Jesus Calls Twelve Followers and Sends Them Out
Jesus called His twelve followers to Him. He gave them power to put out demons and to heal all kinds of sickness and disease.


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These are the names of the twelve followers. There were Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John who were the sons of Zebedee.


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There were Philip and Bartholomew and Thomas. There was Matthew, the man who gathered taxes. There were James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeaus, and


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Jesus sent out these twelve followers. He told them to go, saying, “Stay away from people who are not Jews. And do not go to any town in the country of Samaria.


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Heal the sick and those with bad skin diseases. Raise the dead. Put out demons. You have received much, now give much.


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Do not take a bag of things for the trip. Do not take two coats or shoes or a walking stick. A workman should receive his food and what he needs.


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And if the house is respected, give them your good wishes. If it is not respected, let your good wishes come back to you.


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Whoever does not receive you or does not listen to what you say, as you leave that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.


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For sure, I tell you, it will be easier for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day men stand before God and are told they are guilty, than for that city.


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“I am sending you out like sheep with wolves all around you. Be wise like snakes and gentle like doves.


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But look out for men. They will take you up to their courts and they will hurt you in their places of worship.


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They will take you in front of the leaders of the people and of the kings because of Me. You will tell them and the people who do not know God about Me.


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When you are put into their hands, do not worry what you will say or how you will say it. The words will be given you when the time comes.


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“A brother will hand over a brother to be put to death. A father will hand over his child to be put to death. Children will hand over their parents to be put to death.


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When they make it hard for you in one town, go to another. For sure, I tell you, before you have gone through the Jewish cities, the Son of Man will come.


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“A follower is not greater than his teacher. A servant who is owned by someone is not greater than his owner.


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A follower should be happy to be as his teacher, and a servant who is owned by someone should be happy to be as his owner. If they have called the head of the house Satan, how much more will they speak against those of the house.


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Then do not be afraid of them. For nothing is covered up that will not be brought out into the light. There is nothing hid that will not be made known.


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You tell in the light what I tell you in the dark. You must speak with a loud voice from the roofs of houses what you have heard.


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Do not be afraid of them who kill the body. They are not able to kill the soul. But fear Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.


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Are not two small birds sold for a very small piece of money? And yet not one of the birds falls to the earth without your Father knowing it.


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But whoever does not make Me known in front of men and acts as if he does not know Me, I will not make him known to My Father in heaven.


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I came to turn a man against his father. I came to turn a daughter against her mother. I came to turn a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.


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Giving Up Things of This Earth
“He who loves his father and mother more than Me is not good enough for Me. He who loves son or daughter more than Me is not good enough for Me.


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He who wants to keep his life will have it taken away from him. He who loses his life because of Me will have it given back to him.


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Whoever receives a preacher who speaks for God because he is a preacher, will get the reward of a preacher who speaks for God. Whoever receives a man right with God, because he is a man right with God, will get the reward of a man right with God.


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For sure, I tell you, anyone who gives a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he follows Me, will not lose his reward.”


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John the Baptist Asks about Jesus
When Jesus finished telling His twelve followers what to do, He went away from there to teach and preach in their towns.


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The blind are made to see. Those who could not walk are walking. Those who have had bad skin diseases are healed. Those who could not hear are hearing. The dead are raised up to life and the Good News is preached to poor people.


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Jesus Tells about John the Baptist
As the followers of John the Baptist went away, Jesus began to tell the people about John. He said, “What did you go out to see in the desert? A small tree shaking in the wind?


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But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in good clothes? Those who are dressed in good clothes are in the houses of kings.


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What did you go out to see? One who speaks for God? Yes, I tell you, he is more than one who speaks for God.


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This is the man the Holy Writings spoke of when they said, ‘See! I will send My helper to carry news ahead of You. He will make Your way ready for You!’


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For sure, I tell you, of those born of women, there is no one greater than John the Baptist. The least in the holy nation of heaven is greater than he.


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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the holy nation of heaven has suffered very much. Fighting men try to take it.


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Jesus Speaks Against Cities in Galilee
“What are the people of this day like? They are like children playing in the center of town where people gather. They call to their friends.


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They say, ‘We played music for you, but you did not dance. We showed sorrow in front of you, but you did not show sorrow.’


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Then the Son of Man came and ate and drank. They said, ‘See! He eats too much and likes wine. He is a friend of men who gather taxes and of sinners!’ But wisdom shows itself to be right by what it does.”


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Then He began to say strong words against the cities where most of His powerful works were done. He spoke to them because they were not sorry for their sins and did not turn from them.


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“It is bad for you, city of Chorazin! It is bad for you, town of Bethsaida! For if the powerful works which were done in you had been done in the cities of Tyre and Sidon, they would have turned from their sins long ago. They would have shown their sorrow by putting on clothes made from hair and would have sat in ashes.


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I tell you, it will be better for Tyre and Sidon on the day men stand before God and are told they are guilty, than for you.


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“And Capernaum, are you to be lifted up into heaven? You will be taken down to hell. If the powerful works which were done in you had been done in the city of Sodom, it would be here to this day.


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But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the day men stand before God and are told they are guilty, than for you.”


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Jesus Prays to His Father
At that time Jesus said, “Thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You hid these things from the wise and from those who have much learning. You have shown them to little children.


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“Everything has been given to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son but the Father. No one knows the Father but the Son, and those to whom the Son wants to make the Father known.


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Jesus Calls People to Follow Him
“Come to Me, all of you who work and have heavy loads. I will give you rest.


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Follow My teachings and learn from Me. I am gentle and do not have pride. You will have rest for your souls.


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Jesus Teaches about the Day of Rest
At that time Jesus walked through the grain-fields on the Day of Rest. His followers were hungry and began to pick off grain to eat.


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The proud religious law-keepers saw this. They said to Jesus, “See! Your followers do what the Law says not to do on the Day of Rest.”


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He went into the house of God and ate the special bread used in worship which was against the Law for him or those with him to eat! Only the Jewish religious leaders were to eat that special bread.


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Have you not read in the Law how the religious leaders do that which is not right to do on the Day of Rest, and yet they are not guilty?


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If you had understood what the words mean, ‘I want loving-kindness and not a gift to be given,’  you would not say a person is guilty who has done no wrong.


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A man was there with a dried-up hand. The proud religious law-keepers asked Jesus, “Does the Law say it is right to heal on the Day of Rest?” They wanted something to say against Him.


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He said to them, “If one of you has a sheep which falls into a hole on the Day of Rest, will you not take hold of it and pull it out?


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The proud religious law-keepers went out and made plans against Him. They planned how they might kill Him.


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Jesus Heals Many People
Jesus knew this and went away from there. Many people followed Him and He healed all of them.


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“See! My Servant Whom I have chosen! My much Loved, in Whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit in Him. He will say to the nations what is right from wrong.


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A Nation That Cannot Stand
Then they brought to Him a man who had a demon. He was blind and could not speak. Jesus healed him and he could talk and see.


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But when the proud religious law-keepers heard it, they said, “This Man puts out demons only by Satan, the leader of demons.”


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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided into groups that fight each other is going to be destroyed. Every city or family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.


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If I put out demons by Satan, by whom do your followers put them out? So your followers will say if you are guilty.


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How can anyone go into a strong man’s house and take away his things, unless he ties up the strong man first? Only then can he take things from his house.


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The Sin That Cannot Be Forgiven
“Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever is not gathering with Me is sending everywhere.


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I tell you, every sin and every bad word men speak against God will be forgiven, but bad words spoken against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.


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Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven in this life or in the life to come.


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The Sin of Saying Bad Things
“A good tree gives good fruit. A bad tree gives bad fruit. A tree is known by its fruit.


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You family of snakes! How can you say good things when you are sinful? The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.


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A good man will speak good things because of the good in him. A bad man will speak bad things because of the sin in him.


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I say to you, on the day men stand before God, they will have to give an answer for every word they have spoken that was not important.


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For it is by your words that you will not be guilty and it is by your words that you will be guilty.”


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Jesus Tells about Jonah
Then some of the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “Teacher, we would like to have you do something special for us to see.”


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He said to them, “The sinful people of this day look for something special to see. There will be nothing special to see but the powerful works of the early preacher Jonah.


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Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of a big fish. The Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the grave also.


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The men of the city of Nineveh will stand up with the people of this day on the day men stand before God. Those men will say these people are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And see, Someone greater than Jonah is here!


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“The queen of the south will stand up with the people of this day on the day men stand before God. She will say that these people are guilty because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wise sayings of Solomon. And see, Someone greater than Solomon is here!


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A Person Filled with Bad or Good
“When a demon is gone out of a man, it goes through dry places to find rest. It finds none.


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Then it says, ‘I will go back into my house from which I came.’ When it goes back, it sees that it is empty. But it sees that the house has been cleaned and looks good.


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Then it goes out and comes back bringing with it seven demons more sinful than itself. They go in and live there. In the end that man is worse than at first. It will be like this with the sinful people of this day.”


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The New Kind of Family
While Jesus was still talking to the people, His mother and His brothers came and stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him.


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Jesus Teaches with Picture-Stories
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the shore of the lake.


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Then He got in a boat and sat down because so many people had gathered around Him. Many people were standing on the shore.


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The Picture-Story of the Man Who Planted Seeds
Jesus taught them many things by using picture-stories. He said, “A man went out to plant seeds.


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Some seeds fell on good ground and gave much grain. Some gave one hundred times as much grain. Some gave sixty times as much grain. Some gave thirty times as much grain.


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Why Jesus Used Picture-Stories
The followers of Jesus came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in picture-stories?”


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He said to the followers, “You were given the secrets about the holy nation of heaven. The secrets were not given to the others.


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He who has will have more given to him. He will have even more than enough. But he who has little will have even that taken away from him.


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“This is why I speak to them in picture-stories. They have eyes but they do not see. They have ears but they do not hear and they do not understand.


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It happened in their lives as Isaiah said it would happen. He said, ‘You hear and hear but do not understand. You look and look but do not see.


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The hearts of these people have become fat. They hear very little with their ears. They have closed their eyes. If they did not do this, they would see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts. Then they would be changed in their ways, and I would heal them.’


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For sure, I tell you, that many early preachers and men right with God have wanted to see the things you see, but they did not see them. They wanted to hear the things you hear, but they did not hear them.


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Jesus Tells about the Man Who Planted Seeds
“Listen to the picture-story of the man who planted seeds in the ground.


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When anyone hears the Word about the holy nation and does not understand it, the devil comes and takes away what was put in his heart. He is like the seed that fell by the side of the road.


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The seed which fell between rocks is like the person who receives the Word with joy as soon as he hears it.


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Its root is not deep and it does not last long. When troubles and suffering come because of the Word, he gives up and falls away.


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The seed which fell among thorns is like the person who hears the Word but the cares of this life, and the love for money let the thorns come up and do not give the seed room to grow and give grain.


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The seed which fell on good ground is like the one who hears the Word and understands it. He gives much grain. Some seed gives one hundred times as much grain. Some gives sixty times as much grain. Some gives thirty times as much grain.”


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The Picture-Story of the Good Seed and the Weed Seed
Jesus told them another picture-story. He said, “The holy nation of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.


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During the night someone who hated him came and planted weed seed with the good seed in his field and went away.


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“The servants of the man who planted the seed came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not plant good seed in your field? Why does it have weeds also?’


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The man who planted the seed said, ‘Someone who hates me has done this.’ The servants asked him, ‘Should we go and pull the weeds out from among the good grain?’


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Let them grow together until the time to gather the grain. Then I will say to the workmen, “Gather the weeds first and put them together to be burned. Then gather the good grain into my building.”’”


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The Picture-Story of the Mustard Seed
Jesus told them another picture-story. He said, “The holy nation of heaven is like mustard seed which a man planted in his field.


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It is the smallest of seeds. But when it is full-grown, it is larger than the grain of the fields and it becomes a tree. The birds of the sky come and stay in its branches.”


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The Picture-Story of the Yeast
Jesus gave them another picture-story. He said, “The holy nation of heaven is like yeast that a woman put into three pails of flour until it had become much more than at first.”


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Jesus told all these things using picture-stories to the many people. He did not speak to them without using picture-stories.


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It happened as the early preacher said it would happen, “I will open My mouth in picture-stories. I will tell things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world.”


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Jesus Tells about the Weed Seed
After Jesus sent the people away, He went into the house. His followers came to Him and said, “Tell us what You mean by the picture-story of the weeds in the field.”


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The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the holy nation. The weeds are the children of the devil.


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The devil is the one who got in and planted the weeds. The time to gather is the end of the world. The men who gather are the angels.


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The Son of Man will send His angels. They will gather out of His holy nation all things that cause people to sin and those who do sin.


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Then the ones right with God will shine as the sun in the holy nation of their Father. You have ears, then listen!”


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The Picture-Stories of the Gold Buried in the Field and of Buying a Pearl
“The holy nation of heaven is like a box of riches buried in a field. A man found it and then hid it again. In his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.


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The Picture-Story of the Fish Net
“The holy nation of heaven is like a big net which was let down into the sea. It gathered fish of every kind.


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When it was full, they took it to the shore. They sat down and put the good fish into pails. They threw the bad fish away.


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It will be like this in the end of the world. Angels will come and take the sinful people from among those who are right with God.


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They will put the sinful people into a stove of fire where there will be loud crying and grinding of teeth.”


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He said to them, “Every teacher of the Law who has become a follower of the holy nation of heaven is like a man who owns his house. He takes new and old riches from his house.”


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They Do Not Believe in Jesus in Nazareth
When Jesus had finished these picture-stories, He went away from there.


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He came to His own town and taught them in their places of worship. They were surprised and wondered, saying, “Where did this Man get this wisdom? How can He do these powerful works?


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Is not this the son of the man who makes things from wood? Is not Mary His mother? Are not James and Joseph and Simon and Judas His brothers?


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And they were ashamed of Him and turned away because of Him. Jesus said to them, “One who speaks for God is shown no respect in his own town and in his own house.”


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He said to his helpers, “This must be John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead. That is why these powerful works are done by him.”


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For Herod had taken John and put him in prison. It was because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.


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He would have killed John but he was afraid of the people. The people thought John was one who spoke for God.


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John the Baptist Is Killed
On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced in front of them. Herod was made happy by her.


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The king was sorry. But he said for it to be given because he had promised and because of those who were eating with him.


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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
When Jesus heard that John had been killed, He went from there by boat to a desert. He wanted to be alone. When the people knew it, they followed after Him by land from the cities.


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When He got out of the boat, He saw many people. He had loving-pity for them and healed those who were sick.


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When it was evening, His followers came to Him. They said, “This is a desert. The day is past. Send the people away so they may go into the towns and buy food for themselves.”


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He told the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves of bread and two fish. He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to His followers. The followers gave them to the people.


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They all ate and were filled. They picked up twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people were finished eating.


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Jesus Walks on the Water
At once Jesus had His followers get into the boat. He told them to go ahead of Him to the other side while He sent the people away.


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After He had sent them away, He went up the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.


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By this time the boat was far from land and was being thrown around by the waves. The wind was strong against them.


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When the followers saw Him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, “It is a spirit.” They cried out with fear.


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But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. He began to go down in the water. He cried out, “Lord, save me!”


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At once Jesus put out His hand and took hold of him. Jesus said to Peter, “You have so little faith! Why did you doubt?”


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People Are Healed at Gennesaret
When they had gone over to the other side, they came to the land of Gennesaret.


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When the men of that land saw it was Jesus, they sent word into all the country around. They brought all who were sick to Jesus.


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They begged Him that they might touch the bottom of His coat. As many as touched the bottom of His coat were healed.


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Leaders
Some of the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers from Jerusalem came to Jesus. They asked,


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“Why do Your followers not obey the teaching that was given to them by our fathers? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”


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For God said, ‘Show respect to your father and mother.’  And, ‘He who curses his father or mother will be put to death.’


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But you say that if a man says to his parents that anything he has, that might have been of help to them, is already given to God,


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he does not have to show respect by helping his father and mother. You are putting aside the Word of God to keep their teaching.


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It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out of a man’s mouth that makes him sinful.”


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His followers came to Him. They said, “Did You know the proud religious law-keepers were ashamed and turned away because of You when they heard this?”


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Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. If one blind man leads another blind man, they will both fall into a hole.”


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Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?


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But whatever comes from the mouth has come out of the heart. These things make the man unclean inside.


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For out of the heart come bad thoughts, killing other people, sex sins of a married person, sex sins of a person not married, stealing, lying, speaking against God.


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These are the things that make the man unclean inside. It does not make a man sinful to eat with hands that have not been washed.”


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A woman came from the land of Canaan. She cried out to Jesus and said, “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter has a demon and is much troubled.”


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But Jesus did not speak a word to her. His followers kept asking, saying, “Send her away for she keeps calling us.”


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Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have much faith. You will have what you asked for.” Her daughter was healed at that very time.


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Jesus Heals All Who Come to Him
Jesus went from there and came to the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up the mountain and sat down.


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Many people came to Him. They brought with them those who were not able to walk. They brought those who were not able to see. They brought those who were not able to hear or speak and many others. Then they put them at the feet of Jesus and He healed them.


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All the people wondered. They saw how those who could not speak were now talking. They saw how those who could not walk were now walking. They saw how those who could not see were now seeing, and they gave thanks to the God of the Jews.


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The Feeding of the Four Thousand
Then Jesus called His followers to Him. He said, “I pity these people because they have been with Me three days and they have no food. I do not want to send them home without food. They might get too weak as they go.”


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Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They said, “Seven loaves and a few small fish.”


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Then He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks. He broke them and gave them to His followers. The followers gave them to the people.


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They all ate and were filled. They picked up seven baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people finished eating.


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keepers
The proud religious law-keepers and a religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked Him to show something special from heaven. They wanted to trap Jesus.


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(*He said to them, “In the evening you say, ‘The weather will be good tomorrow because the sky is red.’


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And in the morning you say, ‘We will have a storm today because the sky is red and the clouds are low.’ You understand the things you see in the sky, but you cannot understand the special things you see these days!)


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The sinful people of this day go after something special to see. There will be nothing special for them to see but the early preacher Jonah.” Then He went away from them.


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Jesus Shows That the Teaching of the Proud Religious Law-Keepers Is Wrong
The followers came to the other side of the lake. They remembered they had forgotten to bring bread.


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Jesus said to them, “See! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and the religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead.”


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They started to think about it among themselves and said, “He said this because we forgot to bring bread.”


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Jesus knew this and said, “You have very little faith! Why are you talking among yourselves about not bringing bread?


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Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of bread that fed five thousand men? And how many baskets full were gathered up?


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Or do you not even remember the seven loaves of bread that fed the four thousand men? And how many baskets full were gathered up?


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Why is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread? I was talking to you about keeping away from the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and the religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead.”


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Then they understood that it was not the yeast of bread that He was talking about. But He was talking about the teaching of the proud religious law-keepers and of the other religious group of people.


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Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ
Jesus came into the country of Caesarea Philippi. He asked His followers, “Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?”


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They said, “Some say You are John the Baptist and some say Elijah and others say Jeremiah or one of the early preachers.”


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Jesus said to him, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are happy because you did not learn this from man. My Father in heaven has shown you this.


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“And I tell you that you are Peter. On this rock I will build My church. The powers of hell will not be able to have power over My church.


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I will give you the keys of the holy nation of heaven. Whatever you do not allow on earth will not have been allowed in heaven. Whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.”


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Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time
From that time on Jesus began to tell His followers that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. These hard things would come from the leaders and from the head religious leaders of the Jews and from the teachers of the Law. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.


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Peter took Jesus away from the others and spoke sharp words to Him. He said, “Never, Lord! This must not happen to You!”


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Then Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are standing in My way. You are not thinking how God thinks. You are thinking how man thinks.”


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Giving Up Riches
Jesus said to His followers, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must forget about himself. He must take up his cross and follow Me.


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If anyone wants to keep his life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me, he will save it.


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For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? What can a man give to buy back his soul?


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The Son of Man will come in the greatness of His Father with His angels. Then He will give to every man his pay as he has worked.


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For sure, I tell you, there are some standing here that will not die until they see the Son of Man coming as King.”


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A Look at What Jesus Will Be Like
Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and his brother John. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves.


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He was changed in looks before them. His face was as bright as the sun. His clothes looked as white as light.


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Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You will let us, we will build three altars here. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”


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While Peter was speaking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice from the cloud said, “This is My much-loved Son, I am very happy with Him. Listen to Him!”


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When the followers heard this, they got down on the ground on their faces and were very much afraid.


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As they came down from the mountain, Jesus told them in strong words, saying, “Do not tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”


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The Followers Ask about Elijah
The followers asked Jesus, “Then why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?”


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But I tell you, Elijah has already come and they did not know him. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. In the same way the Son of Man will suffer from them also.”


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A Boy with a Demon Is Healed
When they came to many people, a man came up to Jesus and got on his knees. He said,


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“Lord, have pity on my son. He is very sick and at times loses the use of his mind. Many times he falls into the fire or into the water.


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Then Jesus said, “You people of this day have no faith and you are going the wrong way. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”


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The followers came to Jesus when He was alone. They said, “Why were we not able to put the demon out?”


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Jesus said to them, “Because you have so little faith. For sure, I tell you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to over there,’ and it would move over. You will be able to do anything.


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*But this kind of demon does not go out but by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.”


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time
While they were still in Galilee, Jesus said to the followers, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men.


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They will kill Him, but He will be raised from the dead three days later.” The followers were very sad.


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They came to the city of Capernaum. Those who gathered the tax for the house of God came to Peter. They said, “Does not your Teacher pay tax money for the house of God?”


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Peter said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first. He said, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of this earth get their money or taxes, from their own people or from those of another country?”


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Peter said to Him, “From those of another country.” Then Jesus said, “Then their own people do not pay taxes.


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But so we will not make them to be troubled, go down to the lake and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up. In its mouth you will find a piece of money. Take that and pay the tax for Me and yourself.”


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Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child
At that time the followers came to Jesus. They said, “Who is the greatest in the holy nation of heaven?”


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He said, “For sure, I tell you, unless you have a change of heart and become like a little child, you will not get into the holy nation of heaven.


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But whoever is the reason for one of these little children who believe in Me to fall into sin, it would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.


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“It is bad for the world because of that which makes people sin. Men will be tempted to sin. But it is bad for the one who is the reason for someone to sin.


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If your hand or your foot is the reason you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to go into life without a hand or a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into the fire of hell.


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If your eye is the reason you sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better for you to go into life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.


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Be sure you do not hate one of these little children. I tell you, they have angels who are always looking into the face of My Father in heaven.


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What do you think about this? A man has one hundred sheep and one of them is lost. Will he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to look for that one lost sheep?


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If he finds it, for sure, I tell you, he will have more joy over that one, than over the ninety-nine that were not lost.


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What to Do with a Brother Who Sins Against You
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him what he did without other people hearing it. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back again.


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But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other people with you. Every word may be remembered by the two or three who heard.


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If he will not listen to them, tell the trouble to the church. If he does not listen to the church, think of him as a person who is as bad as one who does not know God and a person who gathers taxes.


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“For sure, I tell you, whatever you do not allow on earth will not have been allowed in heaven. Whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.


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Again I tell you this: If two of you agree on earth about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.


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True Forgiveness
Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him, up to seven times?”


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“The holy nation of heaven is like a king who wanted to find out how much money his servants owed him.


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He could pay nothing that he owed. So the king spoke the word that he and his wife and his children and all that he had should be sold to pay what he owed.


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The servant got down on his face in front of the king. He said, ‘Give me time, and I will pay you all the money.’


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Then the king took pity on his servant and let him go. He told him he did not have to pay the money back.


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“But that servant went out and found one of the other servants who owed him very little money. He took hold of his neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’


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“When his other servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry. They came and told the king all that was done.


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Then the king called for the first one. He said, ‘You bad servant! I forgave you. I said that you would not have to pay back any of the money you owed me because you asked me.


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The king was very angry. He handed him over to men who would beat and hurt him until he paid all the money he owed.


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So will My Father in heaven do to you, if each one of you does not forgive his brother from his heart.”


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What Jesus Taught about Marriage and Divorce
When Jesus had finished talking, He went from the country of Galilee. He came to the part of the country of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan River.


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The proud religious law-keepers came to Jesus. They tried to trap Him by saying, “Does the Law say a man can divorce his wife for any reason?”


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He said to them, “Have you not read that He Who made them in the first place made them man and woman?


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It says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will live with his wife. The two will become one.’


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The proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “Then why did the Law of Moses allow a man to divorce his wife if he put it down in writing and gave it to her?”


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Jesus said to them, “Because of your hard hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. It was not like that from the beginning.


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And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sex sins, and marries another, is guilty of sex sins in marriage. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of sex sins in marriage.”


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His followers said to Him, “If that is the way of a man with his wife, it is better not to be married.”


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For there are some men who from birth will never be able to have children. There are some men who have been made so by men. There are some men who have had themselves made that way because of the holy nation of heaven. The one who is able to do this, let him do it.”


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Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children
Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray for them. The followers spoke sharp words to them.


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But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me. Do not stop them. The holy nation of heaven is made up of ones like these.”


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Jesus Teaches about Keeping the Law
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Good Teacher, what good work must I do to have life that lasts forever?”


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Jesus said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One Who is good. If you want to have life that lasts forever, you must obey the Laws.”


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The man said to Him, “What kind of laws?” Jesus said, “You must not kill another person. You must not be guilty of sex sins. You must not steal. You must not lie.


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Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to poor people. Then you will have riches in heaven. Come and follow Me.”


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The Danger of Riches
Jesus said to His followers, “For sure, I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the holy nation 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 get into the holy nation of heaven.”


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When His followers heard this, they could not understand it. They said, “Then who can be saved from the punishment of sin?”


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Then Peter said to Him, “We have given up everything and have followed You. Then what will we have?”


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, when all the earth will be new and the Son of Man will sit on His throne in His shining-greatness, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, and judge the twelve family groups of the Jewish nation.


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Everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, will get a hundred times more. And you will get life that lasts forever.


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The Picture-Story of the Workmen in the Grape-Field
“For the holy nation of heaven is like the owner of a grape-field. He went out early in the morning to hire workmen to work in his grape-field.


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Later in the morning he went to the center of the town where people gather. He saw men standing there doing nothing.


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He said to them, ‘You go to my grape-field and work also. Whatever is right, I will pay you.’ And they went.


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About five o’clock he went out and still found others doing nothing. He asked them, ‘Why do you stand here all day and do nothing?’


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They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said, ‘Go to my grape-field and work. Whatever is right, I will pay you.’


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“When evening came, the owner of the grape-field said to the boss of the workmen, ‘Call the workmen. Give them their pay. Start with the last ones hired and go on to the first ones hired.’


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The workmen who had been hired at five o’clock came up. Each one of them got a day’s pay for his work.


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When the workmen who had been hired the first thing in the morning came, they thought they would get more. But each one got a day’s pay.


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They said, ‘The last workmen hired have only worked one hour. You have given to them the same as to us. We have worked hard through the heat of the day.’


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But he said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me when I promised to pay you a day’s pay?


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Do I not have the right to do what I want to do with my own money? Does your eye make you want more because I am good?’


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Third Time
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He talked also to the twelve followers by the side of the road. He said,


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“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the religious leaders and to the teachers of the Law. They will say that He must be put to death.


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They will hand Him over to the people who do not know God. They will make fun of Him and will beat Him. They will nail Him to a cross. Three days later He will be raised to life.”


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The Mother of James and John Asks Jesus Something Hard
The mother of Zebedee’s children (James and John) came to Jesus with her sons. She got down on her knees before Jesus to ask something of Him.


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He said to her, “What do you want?” She said, “Say that my two sons may sit, one at Your right side and one at Your left side, when You are King.”


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Jesus said to her, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to take the suffering that I am about to take? (*Are you able to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?)” They said, “Yes, we are able.”


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He said to them, “You will suffer as I will suffer. But the places at My right side and at My left side are not Mine to give. Whoever My Father says will have those places.”


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Jesus called them to Him and said, “You know how the kings of the nations show their power to the people. Important leaders use their power over the people.


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For the Son of Man came not to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and made free from the punishment of sin.”


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Two blind men were sitting by the side of the road. They called out when they heard that Jesus was going by. They said, “Lord, take pity on us, Son of David!”


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Many people spoke sharp words to them. They told the blind men not to call out. But they called all the more, “Lord! Take pity on us, Son of David!”


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Jesus had loving-pity on them and put His hands on their eyes. At once they could see, and they followed Jesus.


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The Last Time Jesus Goes into Jerusalem
They were near Jerusalem and had come to the town of Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two followers on ahead.


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He said to them, “Go to the town over there. You will find a donkey tied and her young with her. Let them loose and bring them to Me.


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“Say to the people in Jerusalem, ‘See! Your King is coming to you. He is gentle. He is riding on a young donkey.’”


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They brought the donkey and her young one. They put their clothes on the donkey and Jesus sat on them.


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Many people put their coats down on the road. Other people cut branches from the trees and put them along the way.


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The people who went in front and those who followed Jesus called out, “Greatest One! The Son of David! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord! Greatest One in the highest heaven.”


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Many people said, “This is Jesus, the One Who speaks for God from the town of Nazareth in the country of Galilee.”


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Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God
Then Jesus went into the house of God and made all those leave who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of the men who changed money. He turned over the seats of those who sold doves.


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He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer.’ You have made it a place of robbers.”


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The religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law saw the great things He did. They heard the children calling in the house of God and saying, “Greatest One! Son of David!” The leaders were very angry.


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They said to Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you not read the writings, ‘Even little children and babies will honor Him’?”


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He saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it. There was nothing on it but leaves. He said to the tree, “No fruit will ever grow on you again.” At once the fig tree dried up.


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The followers saw it and were surprised and wondered. They said, “How did the fig tree dry up so fast?”


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you this: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only be able to do what was done to the fig tree. You will also be able to say to this mountain, ‘Move from here and be thrown into the sea,’ and it will be done.


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They Ask Jesus Who Gave Him the Power to Do These Things
Jesus came into the house of God. The religious leaders and the other leaders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching. They said, “By what right and power are You doing these things? Who gave You the right and the power to do them?”


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Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing also. If you tell Me, then I will tell you by what right and power I do these things.


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Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?” They thought among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’


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But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, because they all think John was one who spoke for God.”


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They said to Jesus, “We do not know.” He said to them, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power I do these things.


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The Picture-Story of the Two Sons
“What do you think about this? There was a man who had two sons. He came to the first son and said, ‘My son, go to my grape-field and work today.’


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The father came to the second son and asked the same thing. The son said, ‘No, I will not go.’ Later he was sorry and went.


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Which one of the two sons did what his father wanted?” They said to Jesus, “The second son.” Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you this: Tax-gatherers and women who sell the use of their bodies will get into the holy nation of heaven before you.


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For John came to you preaching about being right with God. You did not believe him. But tax-gatherers and women who sell the use of their bodies did believe him. When you saw this, you were not sorry for your sins and did not turn from them and believe him.


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The Picture-Story of the Grape-Field
“Listen to another picture-story. A man who owned land planted grapes in a field and put a fence around it. He made a place for making wine. He built a tower to look over the grape-field. He let farmers rent it and then he went into another country.


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Again he sent other servants. He sent more than the first time. The farmers did the same to those servants.


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When the farmers saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him and we will get it all.’


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They said to Him, “He will put those bad men to death. Then he will rent the grape-field to other farmers who will give him the grapes when they are ready.”


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Jesus said to them, “Have you not read in the Holy Writings, ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the building? The Lord has done this. We think it is great!’


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I say to you, because of this, the holy nation of God will be taken from you. It will be given to a nation that will give fruit.


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When the religious leaders and the proud religious law-keepers heard this picture-story, they knew He spoke of them.


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When they tried to put their hands on Him, they were afraid of the many people. The people thought He was One Who spoke for God.


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He sent his servants to tell the people, who had been asked, to come to the supper. But the people did not want to come.


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“He sent other servants, saying to them, ‘Tell those who have been asked to come, “See! My supper is ready. My cows and fat calves are killed. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding supper!”’


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“When the king heard this, he was very angry. He sent his soldiers to put those to death who had killed his servants. He burned their city.


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Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding supper is ready. Those who were asked to come to the supper were not good enough.


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“The servants went out into the roads and brought all they could find, both bad and good. The wedding supper room was full of people.


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The king came in to see those who had come. He saw one man who did not have on wedding supper clothes.


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He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding supper clothes?’ The man could not speak!


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Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet, and throw him out into the darkness. In that place there will be loud crying and grinding of teeth.’


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The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Try to Trap Jesus
Then the proud religious law-keepers got together to think how they could trap Jesus in His talk.


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They sent their followers to Jesus with some of King Herod’s men. They asked, “Teacher, we know that You are true. We know that You are teaching the truth about God. We know You are not afraid of what men think or say about You.


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Jesus knew their sinful thoughts and said, “You pretend to be someone you are not! Why do you try to trap Me?


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They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, “Pay to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar. Pay to God the things that belong to God.”


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They Ask about Being Raised from the Dead
The same day some people from the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked,


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“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man should die without having children, then his brother must marry his wife. He should have children for his brother.’


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There were seven brothers with us. The first was married but died before he had any children. The second brother then married the first brother’s wife.


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When people are raised from the dead, whose wife will she be of the seven? They all had her for a wife.”


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‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”


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The Great Law
The proud religious law-keepers got together when they heard that the religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead were not able to talk anymore to Jesus.


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Jesus said to him, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’


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Jesus said to them, “Then how is it that David, being led by the Holy Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord’? He said,


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‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right side until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet.”’


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The Teachers of the Law and the Proud Religious Law-Keepers
Then Jesus talked to the many people and to His followers.


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He said, “The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers have put themselves in Moses’ place as teachers.


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Do what they tell you to do and keep on doing it. But do not follow what they do. They preach but do not obey their own preaching.


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They make heavy loads and put them on the shoulders of men. But they will not help lift them with a finger.


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Everything they do, they do to be seen of men. They have words from the Holy Writings written in large letters on their left arm and forehead and they make wide trimming for their clothes.


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They like to have the important places at big suppers and the best seats in the Jewish places of worship.


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They like to have people show respect to them as they stand in the center of town where people gather. They like to be called teacher.


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The person who thinks he is important will find out how little he is worth. The person who is not trying to honor himself will be made important.


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keepers
“It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You keep men from going into the holy nation of heaven. You are not going in yourselves, and you do not allow those to go in who are about to go in.


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It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! (*You take houses from poor women whose husbands have died. Then you try to cover it up by making long prayers. You will be punished all the more because of this.)


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It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You go over land and sea to win one follower. When you have him, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are.


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“It is bad for you, blind leaders! You say, ‘Whoever makes a promise by the house of God, his promise is worth nothing. But whoever makes a promise by the gold of the house of God, then his promise has to be kept.’


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You say, ‘Whoever will promise by the altar, his promise does not have to be kept. But whoever makes a promise by the gift on the altar, then his promise has to be kept.’


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“It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You give one-tenth part of your spices, and have not done the most important things of the Law, such as thinking what is right and wrong, and having pity and faith. These you should have done and still have done the other things also.


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“It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You clean the outside of the cup and plate, but leave the inside full of strong bad desires and are not able to keep from doing sinful things.


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You blind proud religious law-keepers! Clean the inside of the cup and plate, then the outside will be clean also.


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“It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You are like graves that have been made white and look beautiful on the outside. But inside you are full of the bones of dead men and of every sinful thing.


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As men look at you, you seem to be good and right but inside you are full of sin. You pretend to be someone you are not.


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“It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You make buildings for the graves of the early preachers, and you make the graves beautiful of those who are right with God.


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You say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our early fathers, we would not have helped kill the early preachers.’


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“Because of this, I am going to keep on sending to you men who speak for God and wise men and teachers of the Law. Some of them you will kill and nail to a cross. Some of them you will beat in your places of worship. You will make it very hard for them as they go from city to city.


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Because of this, you will be guilty of the blood of all those right with God on the earth. It will be from the blood of Abel who was right with God to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachias. He was the one you killed between the house of God and the altar.


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Jesus Sorrows Over Jerusalem
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the men who speak for God and throw stones at those who were sent to you. How many times I wanted to gather your children around Me, as a chicken gathers her young ones under her wings. But you would not let Me.


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I say to you, you will not see Me again until you will say, ‘Great is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!’”


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Jesus Tells of the House of God
Jesus went out of the house of God. On the way His followers came to Him to show Him the buildings of the house of God.


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Jesus said to them, “Do you see all these things? For sure, I tell you, all these stones will be thrown down. Not one will be left standing on another.”


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Jesus Teaches on the Mount of Olives
Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. The followers came to Him when He was alone and said, “Tell us, when will this happen? What can we look for to show us of Your coming and of the end of the world?”


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Many people will come using My name. They will say, ‘I am Christ.’ They will fool many people and will turn them to the wrong way.


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You will hear of wars and lots of talk about wars, but do not be afraid. These things must happen, but it is not the end yet.


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Nations will have wars with other nations. Countries will fight against countries. There will be no food for people. The earth will shake and break apart in different places.


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“Then they will hand you over to be hurt. They will kill you. You will be hated by all the world because of My name.


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Many people will give up and turn away at this time. People will hand over each other. They will hate each other.


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Many false religious teachers will come. They will fool many people and will turn them to the wrong way.


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Because of people breaking the laws and sin being everywhere, the love in the hearts of many people will become cold.


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“This Good News about the holy nation of God must be preached over all the earth. It must be told to all nations and then the end will come.


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Days of Trouble and Pain and Sorrow
“You will see a sinful man-made god standing in the house of God in Jerusalem. It was spoken of by the early preacher Daniel.  The one who reads this should understand it.


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It will be hard for a woman who will soon be a mother. It will be hard for the ones feeding babies in those days!


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In those days there will be very much trouble and pain and sorrow. It has never been this bad from the beginning of the world and never will be again.


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If the time had not been made short, no life would have been saved. Because of God’s people, the time will be made short.


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The False Religious Teachers
“If anyone says to you, ‘See! Here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.


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People who say they are Christ and false preachers will come. They will do special things for people to see. They will do great things, so that if it can be done, God’s people will be fooled to believe something wrong.


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If they tell you, ‘See! He is in the desert,’ do not go to see. Or if they say, ‘See! He is in the inside room,’ do not believe them.


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Jesus Will Come Again in His Shining-Greatness
“As soon as those days of trouble and pain and sorrow are over, the sun will get dark. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall from the sky. The powers in the heavens will be shaken.


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Then something special will be seen in the sky telling of the Son of Man. All nations of the earth will have sorrow. They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of the sky with power and shining-greatness.


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He will send His angels with the loud sound of a horn. They will gather God’s people together from the four winds. They will come from one end of the heavens to the other.


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The Picture-Story of the Fig Tree
“Now learn something from the fig tree. When the branch begins to grow and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.


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In the same way, when you see all these things happen, you know the Son of Man is near, even at the door.


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For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will not pass away before all these things have happened.


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No One Knows When Jesus Will Come Again
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.


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But no one knows the day or the hour. No! Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows.


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In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and being given in marriage. This kept on until the day Noah went into the large boat.


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They did not know what was happening until the flood came and the water carried them all away. It will be like this when the Son of Man comes.


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But understand this: If the owner of a house had known when the robber was coming, he would have watched. He would not have allowed his house to have been broken into.


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Faithful Servants and Servants Who Are Not Faithful
“Who is the faithful and wise servant whom his owner has made boss over the other servants? He is to have food ready for them at the right time.


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The owner will punish the servant and will give him his place with those who pretend to be someone they are not. There will be loud crying and grinding of teeth.


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The Picture-Story of Ten Young Women
“At that time the holy nation of heaven will be like ten women who have never had men. They took their lamps and went out to meet the man soon to be married.


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“At twelve o’clock in the night there was a loud call, ‘See! The man soon to be married is coming! Go out to meet him!’


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The foolish women said to the wise women, ‘Give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’


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But the wise women said, ‘No! There will not be enough for us and you. Go to the store and buy oil for yourselves.’


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While they were gone to buy oil, the man soon to be married came. Those who were ready went in with him to the marriage. The door was shut.


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The Picture-Story of the Three Servants and the Money
“For the holy nation of heaven is like a man who was going to a country far away. He called together the servants he owned and gave them his money to use.


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He gave to one servant five pieces of money worth much. He gave to another servant two pieces of money worth much. He gave to another servant one piece of money worth much. He gave to each one as he was able to use it. Then he went on his trip.


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The servant who had the five pieces of money went out to the stores and traded until he made five more pieces.


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The servant who had received the one piece of money went and hid the money in a hole in the ground. He hid his owner’s money.


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“After a long time the owner of those servants came back. He wanted to know what had been done with his money.


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The one who had received the five pieces of money worth much came and handed him five pieces more. He said, ‘Sir, you gave me five pieces of money. See! I used it and made five more pieces.’


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His owner said to him, ‘You have done well. You are a good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will put many things in your care. Come and share my joy.’


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The one who received two pieces of money worth much came also. He said, ‘Sir, you gave me two pieces of money. See! I used it and made two more pieces.’


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The one who had received one piece of money worth much came. He said, ‘Sir, I know that you are a hard man. You gather grain where you have not planted. You take up where you have not spread out.


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His owner said to him, ‘You bad and lazy servant. You knew that I gather grain where I have not planted. You knew that I take up where I have not spread out.


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You should have taken my money to the bank. When I came back, I could have had my own money and what the bank paid for using it.


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For the man who has will have more given to him. He will have more than enough. The man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.


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The Sheep and the Goats
“When the Son of Man comes in His shining-greatness, He will sit down on His throne of greatness. All the angels will be with Him.


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All the nations of the earth will be gathered before Him. He will divide them from each other as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.


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“Then the King will say to those on His right side, ‘Come, you who have been called by My Father. Come into the holy nation that has been made ready for you before the world was made.


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For I was hungry and you gave Me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave Me water to drink. I was a stranger and you gave Me a room.


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I had no clothes and you gave Me clothes to wear. I was sick and you cared for Me. I was in prison and you came to see Me.’


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“Then those that are right with God will say, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You? When did we see You thirsty and give You a drink?


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When did we see You a stranger and give You a room? When did we see You had no clothes and we gave You clothes?


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Then the King will say, ‘For sure, I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of My brothers, you have done it to Me.’


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“Then the King will say to those on His left side, ‘Go away from Me! You are guilty! Go into the fire that lasts forever. It has been made ready for the devil and his angels.


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For I was hungry but you did not give Me food to eat. I was thirsty but you did not give Me water to drink.


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I was a stranger but you did not give Me a room. I had no clothes but you did not give Me clothes. I was sick and in prison but you did not come to see Me.’


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“Then they will ask, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger? When did we see You without clothes or sick or in prison and did not care for You?’


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Then He will say to them, ‘For sure, I tell you, because you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’


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These will go to the place where they will be punished forever. But those right with God will have life that lasts forever.”


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Fourth Time
When Jesus had finished all this teaching, He said to His followers,


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“You know that the special religious supper to remember how the Jews left Egypt is in two days. The Son of Man will be handed over to be nailed to a cross.”


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The religious leaders and the leaders of the people gathered at the house of the head religious leader. His name was Caiaphas.


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But they said, “This must not happen on the day of the special supper. The people would be against it. They would make much trouble.”


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Mary of Bethany Puts Special Perfume on Jesus
Jesus was in the town of Bethany in the house of Simon. Simon had a very bad skin disease.


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A woman came with a jar of perfume. She had given much money for this. As Jesus ate, she poured the perfume on His head.


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Jesus knew what they were saying. He said to them, “Why are you giving this woman trouble? She has done a good thing to Me.


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For sure, I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in all the world, this woman will be remembered for what she has done.”


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Judas Hands Jesus Over to Be Killed
Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve followers. He went to the religious leaders of the Jews.


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He said, “What will you pay me if I hand Jesus over to you?” They promised to pay him thirty pieces of silver.


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Getting Ready for the Special Supper
On the first day of the supper of bread without yeast the followers came to Jesus. They said, “What place do You want us to make ready for You to eat the supper of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt?”


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He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I will eat the special supper at your house with My followers.”’”


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The Son of Man is going away as it is written of Him. It is bad for that man who hands the Son of Man over! It would have been better if he had not been born!”


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Judas was the one who was handing Jesus over. He said, “Teacher, am I the one?” Jesus said to him, “You have said it.”


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The First Lord’s Supper
As they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread. He gave thanks and broke it in pieces. He gave it to His followers and said, “Take, eat, this is My body.”


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This is My blood of the New Way of Worship which is given for many. It is given so the sins of many can be forgiven.


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I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again until that day when I will drink it new with you in the holy nation of My Father.”


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Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him
Jesus said to them, “All of you will be ashamed of Me and leave Me tonight. For it is written, ‘I will kill the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be spread everywhere.’


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Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, before a rooster crows this night, you will say three times you do not know Me.”


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Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never say I do not know You.” And all the followers said the same thing.


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Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, “You sit here while I go over there to pray.”


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Then He said to them, “My soul is very sad. My soul is so full of sorrow I am ready to die. You stay here and watch with Me.”


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He went on a little farther and got down with His face on the ground. He prayed, “My Father, if it can be done, take away what is before Me. Even so, not what I want but what You want.”


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Then He came to the followers and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Were you not able to watch with Me one hour?


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Watch and pray so that you will not be tempted. Man’s spirit is willing, but the body does not have the power to do it.”


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He went away again the second time. He prayed, saying, “My Father, if this must happen to Me, may whatever You want be done.”


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Then He came to His followers and asked them, “Are you still sleeping and getting your rest? As I speak, the time has come when the Son of Man will be handed over to sinners.


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Jesus Handed Over to Sinners
Judas, one of the twelve followers, came while Jesus was talking. He came with many others who had swords and sticks. They came from the religious leaders of the Jews and the leaders of the people.


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The man who handed Jesus over gave the men something to look for. He said, “The One I kiss is the One you want. Take Him!”


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Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came and put their hands on Jesus and took Him.


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One of those with Jesus took his sword. He hit the servant who was owned by the religious leader and cut off his ear.


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Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back where it belongs. Everyone who uses a sword will die with a sword.


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Then Jesus said to the many people, “Have you come with swords and sticks to take Me as if I were a robber? I have been with you every day teaching in the house of God. You never put your hands on Me then.


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But this has happened as the early preachers said in the Holy Writings it would happen.” Then all the followers left Him and ran away.


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Jesus Stands in Front of the Religious Leaders
Those who had taken Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas. He was the head religious leader. The teachers of the Law and the other leaders were gathered there.


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But Peter followed Him a long way behind while going to the house of the head religious leader. Then he went in and sat with the helpers to see what would happen.


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The religious leaders and the other leaders and all the court were looking for false things to say against Jesus. They wanted some reason to kill Him.


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They said, “This Man said, ‘I am able to destroy the house of God and build it up again in three days.’”


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Then the head religious leader stood up. He said to Jesus, “Have You nothing to say? What about the things these men are saying against You?”


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Jesus said nothing. Then the head religious leader said to Him, “In the name of the living God, I tell You to say the truth. Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”


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Jesus said to him, “What you said is true. I say to you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated on the right hand of the All-powerful God. You will see Him coming on the clouds of the sky.”


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Then the head religious leader tore his clothes apart. He said, “He has spoken as if He were God! Do we need other people to speak against Him yet? You have heard Him speak as if He were God!


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Peter Said He Did Not Know Jesus
Peter sat outside in the yard. A young servant-girl came to him. She said, “You were also with Jesus Who is from the country of Galilee!”


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After he had gone out, another young servant-girl saw him. She said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”


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After a little while some of the people standing around came up to Peter and said, “For sure, you are one of them. You talk like they do.”


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Then he began to say bad words and swear. He said, “I do not know the Man!” At once a rooster crowed.


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Peter remembered the words Jesus had said to him, “Before a rooster crows, you will say three times you do not know Me.” Peter went outside and cried with loud cries.


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Jesus Stands in Front of Pilate
Early in the morning all the head religious leaders of the Jews and the leaders of the people gathered together and talked about how they could put Jesus to death.


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They tied Him and took Him away. Then they handed Him over to Pilate who was the leader of the country.


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Then Judas was sorry he had handed Jesus over when he saw that Jesus was going to be killed. He took back the thirty pieces of silver and gave it to the head religious leaders and the other leaders.


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He said, “I have sinned because I handed over a Man Who has done no wrong.” And they said, “What is that to us? That is your own doing.”


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He threw the money down in the house of God and went outside. Then he went away and killed himself by hanging from a rope.


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The head religious leaders took the money. They said, “It is against the Law to put this money in the house of God. This money has bought blood.”


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It happened as the early preacher Jeremiah said it would happen. He said, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver which was the price the Jews said they would pay for Him.


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Then Jesus stood in front of the leader of the country. The leader asked Jesus, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “What you say is true.”


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Jesus or Barabbas Is to Go Free
At the special supper each year the leader of the country would always let one person who was in prison go free. It would be the one the people wanted.


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When they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to let go free? Should it be Barabbas or Jesus Who is called Christ?”


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For the leader of the country knew the religious leaders had given Jesus over to him because they were jealous.


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While Pilate was sitting in the place where he judges, his wife sent him this word, “Have nothing to do with that good Man. I have been troubled today in a dream about Him.”


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The head religious leaders and the other leaders talked the many people into asking for Barabbas to go free and for Jesus to be put to death.


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The leader of the country said to them, “Which one of the two do you want me to let go free?” They said, “Barabbas.”


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Pilate said to them, “Then what am I to do with Jesus Who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Nail Him to a cross!”


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Then Pilate said, “Why, what bad thing has He done?” But they cried out all the more, “Nail Him to a cross!”


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Pilate saw that he could do nothing. The people were making loud calls and there was much pushing around. He took water and washed his hands in front of the many people. He said, “I am not guilty of the blood of this good Man. This is your own doing.”


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Pilate let Barabbas go free but he had men whip Jesus. Then he handed Him over to be nailed to a cross.


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The Crown of Thorns
Then the soldiers of Pilate took Jesus into a large room. A big group of soldiers gathered around Him.


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They put a crown of thorns on His head. They put a stick in His right hand. They got on their knees before Him and made fun of Him. They said, “Hello, King of the Jews!”


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After they had made fun of Him, they took the coat off and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him away to be nailed to a cross.


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As they were on the way, they came to a man called Simon from the country of Cyrene. They made him carry the cross for Jesus.


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When they had nailed Him to the cross, they divided His clothes by drawing names. *It happened as the early preacher said it would happen. He said, “They divided My clothes among them by drawing names to see who would get My coat.”


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The Two Robbers
They nailed two robbers to crosses beside Him. One was on His right side. The other was on His left side.


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They said, “You are the One Who could destroy the house of God and build it up again in three days. Now save Yourself. If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”


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The head religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and the other leaders made fun of Him also. They said,


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“He saved others but He cannot save Himself. If He is the King of the Jews, let Him come down from the cross. Then we will believe in Him.


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At once one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with sour wine. He put it on a stick and gave it to Him to drink.


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The Powerful Works at the Time of His Death
At once the curtain in the house of God was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks fell apart.


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After Jesus was raised from the grave, these arose from their graves and went into Jerusalem, the Holy City. These were seen by many people.


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The captain of the soldiers and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw all the things that were happening. They saw the earth shake and they were very much afraid. They said, “For sure, this Man was the Son of God.”


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The Women at the Cross
Many women were looking on from far away. These had followed Jesus from the country of Galilee. They had cared for Him.


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Among them was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.


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The Grave of Jesus
When it was evening, a rich man came from the city of Arimathea. His name was Joseph. He was a follower of Jesus also.


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He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate said that the body should be given to him.


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He laid it in his own new grave. This grave had been cut out in the side of a rock. He pushed a big stone over the door of the grave and went away.


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The next day, the day after Jesus was killed, the head religious leaders and the proud religious law-keepers gathered together in front of Pilate.


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They said, “Sir, we remember what that Man Who fooled people said when He was living, ‘After three days I am to rise from the dead.’


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Speak the word to have the grave watched for three days. Then His followers cannot come at night and take Him away and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ The last mistake would be worse than the first.”


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Jesus Is Raised from the Dead
The Day of Rest was over. The sun was coming up on the first day of the week. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the grave.


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At once the earth shook and an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. He came and pushed back the stone from the door and sat on it.


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The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus Who was nailed to the cross.


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He is not here! He has risen from the dead as He said He would. Come and see the place where the Lord lay.


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Run fast and tell His followers that He is risen from the dead. He is going before you to the country of Galilee. You will see Him there as I have told you.”


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They went away from the grave in a hurry. They were afraid and yet had much joy. They ran to tell the news to His followers.


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As they went to tell the followers, Jesus met them and said hello to them. They came and held His feet and worshiped Him.


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Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My followers to go to Galilee. They will see Me there.”


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While they were on their way, some of the soldiers who were to watch the grave came into the city. They told the head religious leaders everything that had happened.


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The soldiers gathered together with the other leaders and talked about what to do. The leaders gave much money to the soldiers.


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They said, “Tell the people, ‘His followers came at night and took His body while we were sleeping.’


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They took the money and did as they were told. This story was told among the Jews and is still told today.


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Jesus Sends His Followers to Teach
Then the eleven followers went to Galilee. They went to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.


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Go and make followers of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.


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Teach them to do all the things I have told you. And I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”


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John the Baptist Makes the Way Ready for the Coming of Jesus
The Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,


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begins with the words of the early preachers: “Listen! I will send My helper to carry the news ahead of you. He will make the way ready.


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His voice calls out in the desert, ‘Make the way ready for the Lord. Make the road straight for Him!’”


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John the Baptist preached in the desert. He preached that people should be baptized because they were sorry for their sins and had turned from them. And they would be forgiven.


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People from over all the country of Judea and from Jerusalem came to him. They told of their sins and were baptized by John in the Jordan River.


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He preached, saying, “One is coming after me Who is greater than I. I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes.


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The Baptism of Jesus
Jesus came to the Jordan River from the town of Nazareth in the country of Galilee. He was baptized by John.


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As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw heaven open up. The Holy Spirit came down on Him like a dove.


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Jesus Preaches in Galilee
After John the Baptist was put in prison, Jesus came to the country of Galilee. He preached the Good News of God.


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He said, “The time has come. The holy nation of God is near. Be sorry for your sins, turn from them, and believe the Good News.”


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Jesus Calls Simon and Andrew
Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee. He saw Simon and his brother Andrew putting a net into the sea. They were fishermen.


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Jesus Calls James and John
Jesus went on a little farther. He saw James and his brother John who were sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat mending their nets.


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Jesus called them and they left their father Zebedee. He was in the boat with men who were working for him.


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Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon
Jesus and His followers went to the city of Capernaum on the Day of Rest. They went to the Jewish place of worship where Jesus taught the people.


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The people were surprised and wondered about His teaching. He taught them as One Who had the right and the power to teach and not as the teachers of the Law.


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“What do You want of us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know Who You are. You are the Holy One of God.”


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The people were all surprised and wondered. They asked each other, “What is this? Is this a new teaching? He speaks with power even to the demons and they obey Him!”


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Peter’s Mother-In-law Healed
Jesus and His followers came out of the Jewish place of worship. Then they went to the house of Simon and Andrew. James and John went with them.


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He went and took her by the hand and raised her up. At once her sickness was gone. She got up and cared for them.


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Jesus Heals in Galilee
In the evening as the sun went down, the people took all who were sick to Jesus. They took those who had demons to Him.


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Jesus healed those who were sick of many kinds of diseases. He put out many demons. Jesus would not allow the demons to speak because they knew Who He was.


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Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee
In the morning before the sun was up, Jesus went to a place where He could be alone. He prayed there.


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Jesus said to the followers, “Let us go to the towns near here so I can preach there also. That is why I came.”


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Jesus Heals a Man with a Bad Skin Disease
A man came to Jesus with a bad skin disease. This man got down on his knees and begged Jesus, saying, “If You want to, You can heal me.”


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He said to him, “Tell no one about this. Go and let the religious leader of the Jews see you. Give the gifts Moses has told you to give when a man is healed of a disease. Let the leaders know you have been healed.”


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But the man went out and talked about it everywhere. After this Jesus could not go to any town if people knew He was there. He had to stay in the desert. People came to Him from everywhere.


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Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Let Down through the Roof of a House
After some days Jesus went back to the city of Capernaum. Then news got around that He was home.


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Soon many people gathered there. There was no more room, not even at the door. He spoke the Word of God to them.


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These men could not get near Jesus because of so many people. They made a hole in the roof of the house over where Jesus stood. Then they let down the bed with the sick man on it.


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“Why does this Man talk like this? He is speaking as if He is God! Who can forgive sins? Only One can forgive sins and that is God!”


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At once Jesus knew the teachers of the Law were thinking this. He said to them, “Why do you think this in your hearts?


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Which is easier to say to the sick man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your bed, and start to walk?’


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I am doing this so you may know the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins.” He said to the sick man who could not move his body,


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At once the sick man got up and took his bed and went away. Everybody saw him. They were all surprised and wondered about it. They thanked God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”


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Jesus Calls Matthew
Jesus walked along the sea-shore again. Many people came together and He taught them.


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He walked farther and saw Levi (Matthew) the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at his work gathering taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” Levi got up and followed Him.


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Jesus Eats with Tax-Gatherers and Sinners
Jesus ate in Levi’s house. Many men who gather taxes and others who were sinners came and sat down with Jesus and His followers. There were many following Him.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers saw Jesus eat with men who gather taxes and others who were sinners. They said to His followers, “Why does He eat and drink with men who gather taxes and with sinners?”


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Jesus heard it and said to them, “People who are well do not need a doctor. Only those who are sick need a doctor. I have not come to call those who are right with God. I have come to call those who are sinners.”


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Jesus Teaches about Going without Food So You Can Pray Better
The followers of John and the proud religious law-keepers were not eating food so they could pray better. Some people came to Jesus and said, “Why do the followers of John and the proud religious law-keepers go without food so they can pray better, but Your followers do not?”


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Jesus said to them, “Can the friends at a wedding go without food when the man just married is with them? As long as they have him with them, they will not go without food.


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The days will come when the man just married will be taken from them. Then they will not eat food so they can pray better.


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No man puts new wine into old skin bags. The skin would break and the wine would run out. The bags would be no good. New wine must be put into new skin bags.”


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Jesus Teaches about the Day of Rest
At that time Jesus walked through the grain-fields on the Day of Rest. As they went, His followers began to take some of the grain.


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The proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “See! Why are they doing what the Law says should not be done on the Day of Rest?”


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He went into the house of God when Abiathar was head religious leader of the Jews. He ate the special bread used in the religious worship. The Law says only the Jewish religious leaders may eat that. David gave some to those who were with him also.”


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Jesus said to them, “The Day of Rest was made for the good of man. Man was not made for the Day of Rest.


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Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest
Jesus went into the Jewish place of worship again. A man was there with a dried-up hand.


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The proud religious law-keepers watched Jesus to see if He would heal the man on the Day of Rest. They wanted to have something to say against Jesus.


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Then Jesus said to the proud religious law-keepers, “Does the Law say to do good on the Day of Rest or to do bad, to save life or to kill?” But they said nothing.


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Jesus looked around at them with anger. He was sad because of their hard hearts. Then He said to the man, “Put out your hand.” He put it out and his hand was healed. It was as good as the other.


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The proud religious law-keepers went out and made plans with the followers of King Herod how they might kill Jesus.


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Jesus Heals by the Sea-Shore
Jesus went with His followers to the sea. Many people followed Him from the countries of Galilee and Judea.


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They followed from Jerusalem and from the country of Idumea. They came from the other side of the Jordan River and from the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Many people heard all that Jesus was doing and came to Him.


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He told His followers to have a small boat ready for Him because so many people might push Him down.


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He had healed so many that the sick people were pushing in on Him. They were trying to put their hands on Him.


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Jesus Calls His Twelve Followers
He went up on a mountain and called those He wanted. They followed Him.


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James and John were brothers. They were the sons of Zebedee. He named them Boanerges, which means, The Sons of Thunder.


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The others were Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite,


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The Family of Jesus Holds Him Back
When Jesus came into a house, many people gathered around Him again. Jesus and His followers could not even eat.


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A Nation That Cannot Stand
Teachers of the Law came down from Jerusalem. They said, “Jesus has Satan in Him. This Man puts out demons by the king of demons.”


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Jesus called them to Him and spoke to them in picture-stories. He said, “How can the devil put out the devil?


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No man can go into a strong man’s house and take away his things, unless he ties up the strong man first. Only then can he take things from his house.


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But if anyone speaks bad things against the Holy Spirit, he will never be forgiven. He is guilty of a sin that lasts forever.”


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Many people were sitting around Him. They said, “See! Your mother and brothers are outside looking for You.”


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The Picture-Story of the Man Who Planted Seed
Jesus began to teach by the sea-shore again. Many people gathered around Him. There were so many He had to get into a boat and sit down. The people were on the shore.


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Some seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew and did not give the seed room to grow. This seed gave no grain.


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Some seed fell on good ground. It came up and grew and gave much grain. Some gave thirty times as much grain. Some gave sixty times as much grain. Some gave one hundred times as much grain.”


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Those who were with Jesus and the twelve followers came to Him when He was alone. They asked about the picture-story.


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He said to them, “You were given the secrets about the holy nation of God. Everything is told in picture-stories to those who are outside the holy nation of God.


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They see, but do not know what it means. They hear, but do not understand. If they did, they might turn to God and have their sins forgiven.”


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Jesus Tells about the Man Who Planted the Seed
Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this picture-story? Then how will you understand any of the picture-stories?


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Those by the side of the road are the ones who hear the Word. As soon as they hear it, the devil comes and takes away the Word that is planted in their hearts.


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Their roots are not deep so they live only a short time. When sorrow and trouble come because of the Word, they give up and fall away.


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But the cares of this life let thorns come up. A love for riches and always wanting other things let thorns grow. These things do not give the Word room to grow so it does not give grain.


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The seed that fell on good ground is like people who hear the Word and understand it. They give much grain. Some give thirty times as much grain. Some give sixty times as much grain. Some give one hundred times as much grain.”


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The Picture-Story of the Lamp
He said to them, “Is a lamp to be put under a pail or under a bed? Should it not be put on a lamp-stand?


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Everything that is hidden will be brought into the light. Everything that is a secret will be made known.


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Jesus said to them, “Be careful what you listen to. The same amount you give will be given to you, and even more.


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He who has, to him will be given. To him who does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him.”


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The Picture-Story of the Grain
He said, “The holy nation of God is like a man who plants seed in the ground.


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The earth gives fruit by itself. The leaf comes first and then the young grain can be seen. And last, the grain is ready to gather.


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The Picture-Story of the Mustard Seed
Jesus said, “In what way can we show what the holy nation of God is like? Or what picture-story can we use to help you understand?


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After it is put in the ground, it grows and becomes the largest of the spices. It puts out long branches so birds of the sky can live in it.”


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The Wind and Waves Obey Jesus
It was evening of that same day. Jesus said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”


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After sending the people away, they took Jesus with them in a boat. It was the same boat He used when He taught them. Other little boats went along with them.


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A bad wind storm came up. The waves were coming over the side of the boat. It was filling up with water.


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Jesus was in the back part of the boat sleeping on a pillow. They woke Him up, crying out, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?”


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He got up and spoke sharp words to the wind. He said to the sea, “Be quiet! Be still.” At once the wind stopped blowing. There were no more waves.


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Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs
Jesus and His followers came to the other side of the sea to the country of the Gerasenes.


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Many times he had been tied with chains on his feet. He had broken the chains as well as the irons from his hands and legs. No man was strong enough to keep him tied.


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Night and day he was among the graves and in the mountains. He would cry out and cut himself with stones.


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The man spoke with a loud voice and said, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I ask You, in the name of God, do not hurt me!”


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Then Jesus let them do what they wanted to do. So they went into the pigs. The pigs ran fast down the side of the mountain and into the sea and died. There were about 2,000.


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The men who cared for the pigs ran fast to the town and out to the country telling what had been done. People came to see what had happened.


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They came to Jesus and saw the man who had had the demons. He was sitting with clothes on and in his right mind. The men were afraid.


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Those who had seen it told what had happened to the man who had had the demons. They told what had happened to the pigs.


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Jesus would not let him go but said to him, “Go home to your own people. Tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. Tell them how He had pity on you.”


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The man went his way and told everyone in the land of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him. All the people were surprised and wondered.


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Two Were Healed through Faith
Then Jesus went by boat over to the other side of the sea. Many people gathered around Him. He stayed by the sea-shore.


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Jairus was one of the leaders of the Jewish place of worship. As Jairus came to Jesus, he got down at His feet.


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He cried out to Jesus and said, “My little daughter is almost dead. Come and put Your hand on her that she may be healed and live.”


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She had suffered much because of having many doctors. She had spent all the money she had. She had received no help, but became worse.


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At the same time Jesus knew that power had gone from Him. He turned and said to the people following Him, “Who touched My coat?”


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His followers said to Him, “You see the many people pushing on every side. Why do You ask, ‘Who touched My coat?’”


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The woman was filled with fear when she knew what had happened to her. She came and got down before Jesus and told Him the truth.


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While Jesus spoke, men came from the house of the leader of the place of worship. They said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher anymore?”


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Jesus heard this. He said to the leader of the Jewish place of worship, “Do not be afraid, just believe.”


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They came to the house where the leader of the place of worship lived. Jesus found many people making much noise and crying.


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He went in and asked them, “Why is there so much noise and crying? The girl is not dead. She is sleeping.”


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They laughed at Jesus. But He sent them all out of the room. Then He took the girl’s father and mother and those who were with Him. They went into the room where the girl was.


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At once the girl got up and walked. She was twelve years old. They were very much surprised and wondered about it.


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He spoke sharp words to them that they should not tell anyone. He told them to give her something to eat.


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Jesus Visits His Own Town, Nazareth
Jesus went from the house of Jairus and came to His home town. His followers came after Him.


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On the Day of Rest He began to teach in the Jewish place of worship. Many people heard Him. They were surprised and wondered, saying, “Where did this Man get all this? What wisdom is this that has been given to Him? How can He do these powerful works with His hands?


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Is He not a Man Who makes things from wood? Is He not the Son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Do not His sisters live here with us?” The people were ashamed of Him and turned away from Him.


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Jesus said to them, “One who speaks for God is respected everywhere but in his own country and among his own family and in his own house.”


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So Jesus could do no powerful works there. But He did put His hands on a few sick people and healed them.


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Jesus Calls Twelve Followers and Sends Them Out
Jesus called the twelve followers to Him and began to send them out two by two. He gave them power over demons.


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He told them to take nothing along with them but a walking stick. They were not to take a bag or food or money in their belts.


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Whoever does not take you in or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet. By doing that, you will speak against them. For sure, I tell you, it will be easier for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day men stand before God and are judged than for that city.”


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John the Baptist Is Put in Prison
King Herod heard about Jesus because everyone was talking about Him. Some people said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why he is doing such powerful works.”


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Other people said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is one who speaks for God like one of the early preachers.”


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When Herod heard this, he said, “It is John the Baptist, whose head I cut off. He has been raised from the dead.”


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For Herod had sent men to take John and put him into prison. He did this because of his wife, Herodias. She had been the wife of his brother Philip.


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Herod was afraid of John. He knew he was a good man and right with God, and he kept John from being hurt or killed. He liked to listen to John preach. But when he did, he became troubled.


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John the Baptist Is Killed
Then Herodias found a way to have John killed. Herod gave a big supper on his birthday. He asked the leaders of the country and army captains and the leaders of Galilee to come.


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The daughter of Herodias came in and danced before them. This made Herod and his friends happy. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”


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Then he made a promise to her, “Whatever you ask for, I will give it to you. I will give you even half of my nation.”


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She went to her mother and asked, “What should I ask for?” The mother answered, “I want the head of John the Baptist.”


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At once the girl went to Herod. She said, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a plate now.”


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At once he sent one of his soldiers and told him to bring the head of John the Baptist. The soldier went to the prison and cut off John’s head.


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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
The followers of Jesus came back to Him. They told Jesus all they had done and taught.


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He said to them, “Come away from the people. Be by yourselves and rest.” There were many people coming and going. They had had no time even to eat.


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Many people saw them leave and knew who they were. People ran fast from all the cities and got there first.


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When Jesus got out of the boat, He saw many people gathered together. He had loving-pity for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. He began to teach them many things.


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The day was almost gone. The followers of Jesus came to Him. They said, “This is a desert. It is getting late.


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He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” They said to Him, “Are we to go and buy many loaves of bread and give it to them?”


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He said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have here? Go and see.” When they knew, they said, “Five loaves of bread and two fish.”


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Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish. He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the followers to set before the people. He divided the two fish among them all.


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Jesus Walks On The Water
At once Jesus had His followers get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to the town of Bethsaida. He sent the people away.


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He saw His followers were in trouble. The wind was against them. They were working very hard rowing the boat. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came to them walking on the sea. He would have gone past them.


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When the followers saw Him walking on the water, they thought it was a spirit and cried out with fear.


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For they all saw Him and were afraid. At once Jesus talked to them. He said, “Take hope. It is I, do not be afraid.”


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He came over to them and got into the boat. The wind stopped. They were very much surprised and wondered about it.


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People Are Healed at Gennesaret
Then they crossed the sea and came to the land of Gennesaret and went to shore.


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Wherever He went, they would lay the sick people in the streets in the center of town where people gather. They begged Him that they might touch the bottom of His coat. Everyone who did was healed. This happened in the towns and in the cities and in the country where He went.


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Leaders
The proud religious law-keepers and some of the teachers of the Law had come from Jerusalem. They gathered around Jesus.


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The proud religious law-keepers and all the Jews never eat until they wash their hands. They keep the teaching that was given to them by their early fathers.


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When they come from the stores, they never eat until they wash. There are many other teachings they keep. Some are the washing of cups and pots and pans in a special way.


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Then the proud religious law-keepers and the teachers of the Law asked Jesus, “Why do Your followers not obey the teaching given to them by their early fathers? They eat bread without washing their hands.”


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He said to them, “Isaiah told about you who pretend to be someone you are not. Isaiah wrote, ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.


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Moses said, ‘Respect your father and mother.’  ‘He who curses his father and mother will be put to death!’


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But you say that it is right if a man does not help his father and mother because he says he has given to God what he could have given to them.


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You are putting away the Word of God to keep your own teaching. You are doing many other things like this.”


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It is not what goes into a man’s mouth from the outside that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out from the inside that makes him sinful.


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He went into the house away from all the people. His followers began to ask about the picture-story.


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He said to them, “Do you not understand yet? Do you not understand that whatever goes into a man cannot make him sinful?


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It does not go into his heart, but into his stomach and then on out of his body.” In this way, He was saying that all food is clean.


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From the inside, out of the heart of men come bad thoughts, sex sins of a married person, sex sins of a person not married, killing other people,


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stealing, wanting something that belongs to someone else, doing wrong, lying, having a desire for sex sins, having a mind that is always looking for sin, speaking against God, thinking you are better than you are and doing foolish things.


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Jesus Puts a Demon out of a Girl
Jesus went from their towns and cities to the cities of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and wanted to stay there without people knowing where He was. But He could not hide Himself.


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The woman was not a Jew. She was from the country of Syrophenicia. She asked Jesus if He would put the demon out of her daughter.


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Jesus said to her, “Let the children have what they want first. It is wrong to take children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”


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He said to her, “Because of what you have said, go your way. The demon is gone out of your daughter.”


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Jesus Heals the Man Who Could Not Hear or Speak Well
Then Jesus left the cities of Tyre and Sidon. He came back to the Sea of Galilee by way of the land of Decapolis.


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Jesus took him away from the other people. He put His fingers into the man’s ears. He spit and put His finger on the man’s tongue.


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Then Jesus told them they should tell no one. The more He told them this, the more they told what He had done.


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They were very much surprised and wondered about it. They said, “He has done all things well. He makes those who could not hear so they can hear. He makes those who could not speak so they can speak.”


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The Feeding of the Four Thousand
In those days many people were gathered together. They had nothing to eat. Jesus called His followers to Him and said,


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If I send them home without food, they may be too weak as they go. Many of them have come a long way.”


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Then He told the people to sit down on the ground. Jesus took the seven loaves of bread and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to His followers to give to the people. The followers gave the bread to them.


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They had a few small fish also. He gave thanks to God and told the followers to give the fish to them.


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They all ate and were filled. They picked up seven baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people were finished eating.


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The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Ask for Something Special to See
At once Jesus got in a boat with His followers and came to the country of Dalmanutha.


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The proud religious law-keepers came and began to ask Him for something special to see from heaven. They wanted to trap Jesus.


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He breathed deep within and said, “Why do the people of this day look for something special to see? For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will have nothing special to see from heaven.”


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Jesus Shows That the Teaching of the Proud Religious Law-Keepers Is Wrong
The followers had forgotten to take bread, only one loaf was in the boat.


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He said to them, “Look out! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and of Herod.”


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Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to them, “Why are you talking among yourselves about forgetting to bring bread? Do you not understand? Is it not plain to you? Are your hearts still hard?


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When I divided the five loaves of bread among the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Twelve.”


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“When I divided the seven loaves of bread among the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Seven.”


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Jesus Heals a Blind Man
Then they came to the town of Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They asked if He would touch him.


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He took the blind man by the hand out of town. Then He spit on the eyes of the blind man and put His hands on him. He asked, “Do you see anything?”


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Jesus put His hands on the man’s eyes again and told him to look up. Then he was healed and saw everything well.


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Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ
Jesus and His followers went from there to the towns of Caesarea Philippi. As they went, He asked His followers, “Who do people say that I am?”


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They answered, “Some say John the Baptist and some say Elijah and others say one of the early preachers.”


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Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things. He told them that the leaders and the religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law would have nothing to do with Him. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.


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He had said this in plain words. Peter took Him away from the others and began to speak sharp words to Him.


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Jesus turned around. He looked at His followers and spoke sharp words to Peter. He said, “Get behind Me, Satan! Your thoughts are not thoughts from God but from men.”


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Giving Up Self and One’s Own Desires
Jesus called the people and His followers to Him. He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must give up himself and his own desires. He must take up his cross and follow Me.


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If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me and because of the Good News, he will save it.


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Whoever is ashamed of Me and My Words among the sinful people of this day, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in the shining-greatness of His Father and His holy angels.”


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A Look at What Jesus Will Be Like
Jesus said to them, “For sure I tell you, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God come with power!”


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Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John with Him. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. Jesus was changed as they looked at Him.


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Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents to worship in. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”


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They came down from the mountain. Then Jesus said with strong words that they should tell no one what they had seen. They should wait until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.


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So they kept those words to themselves, talking to each other about what He meant by being raised from the dead.


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He said to them, “For sure, Elijah will come first and get things ready. Is it not written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that men will have nothing to do with Him?


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But I say to you, Elijah has already come. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It is written that they would.”


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A Boy with a Demon Is Healed
When Jesus came back to His followers, He saw many people standing around them. The teachers of the Law were arguing with them.


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Wherever the demon takes him, it throws him down. Spit runs from his mouth. He grinds his teeth. He is getting weaker. I asked Your followers to put the demon out but they could not.”


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He said, “You people of this day have no faith. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”


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They brought the boy to Jesus. The demon saw Jesus and at once held the boy in his power. The boy fell to the ground with spit running from his mouth.


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Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “From the time he was a child.


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Many times it throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. If You can do anything to help us, take pity on us!”


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At once the father cried out. He said with tears in his eyes, “Lord, I have faith. Help my weak faith to be stronger!”


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Jesus saw that many people were gathering together in a hurry. He spoke sharp words to the demon. He said, “Demon! You who cannot speak or hear, I say to you, come out of him! Do not ever go into him again.”


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The demon gave a cry. It threw the boy down and came out of him. The boy was so much like a dead man that people said, “He is dead!”


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When Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”


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He said to them, “The only way this kind of demon is put out is by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.”


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time
From there Jesus and His followers went through the country of Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where He was.


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He taught His followers, saying, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men. They will kill Him. Three days after He is killed, He will be raised from the dead.”


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Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child
They came to the city of Capernaum and were in the house. Jesus asked His followers, “What were you arguing about along the road?”


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Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”


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Jesus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,


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“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me.”


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words against the Followers
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”


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Jesus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a powerful work in My name can say anything bad about Me soon after.


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For sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.


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Whoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.


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If your hand is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life without a hand, than to have two hands and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.


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If your foot is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life with only one foot, than to have two feet and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.


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If your eye is the reason you fall into sin, take it out. It is better to go into the holy nation of God with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.


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Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.”


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Jesus Teaches about Divorce
Jesus went away from the city of Capernaum. He came to the country of Judea and to the other side of the Jordan River. Again the people gathered around Him. He began to teach them as He had been doing.


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The proud religious law-keepers came to Him. They tried to trap Him and asked, “Does the Law say a man can divorce his wife?”


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He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another is not faithful to her and is guilty of a sex sin.


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If a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she is not faithful to her husband and is guilty of a sex sin.”


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Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children
They brought little children to Jesus that He might put His hand on them. The followers spoke sharp words to those who brought them.


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Jesus saw this and was angry with the followers. He said, “Let the little children come to Me. Do not stop them. The holy nation of God is made up of ones like these.


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For sure, I tell you, whoever does not receive the holy nation of God as a little child does not go into it.”


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Jesus Teaches about Keeping the Law
Jesus was going on His way. A man ran to Him and got down on his knees. He said, “Good Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?”


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You know the Laws, ‘Do not be guilty of sex sins in marriage. Do not kill another person. Do not take things from people in wrong ways. Do not steal. Do not lie. Respect your father and mother.’”


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Jesus looked at him with love and said, “There is one thing for you to do yet. Go and sell everything you have and give the money to poor people. You will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow Me.”


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When the man heard these words, he was sad. He walked away with sorrow because he had many riches here on earth.


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The Danger of Riches
Jesus looked around Him. He said to His followers, “How hard it is for rich people to get into the holy nation of God!”


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The followers were surprised and wondered about His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children! How hard it is for those who put their trust in riches to get into the holy nation of God!


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They were very surprised and wondered, saying to themselves, “Then who can be saved from the punishment of sin?”


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Jesus said, “For sure, I tell you, there are those who have given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, and the Good News.


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They will get back one hundred times as much now at this time in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands. Along with this, they will have very much trouble. And they will have life that lasts forever in the world to come.


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Third Time
They were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus walked in front of them. Those who followed were surprised and afraid. Then Jesus took the twelve followers by themselves. He told them what would happen to Him.


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He said, “Listen, we are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the religious leaders of the Jews and to the teachers of the Law. They will say that He must be put to death. They will hand Him over to the people who are not Jews.


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They will make fun of Him and will beat Him. They will spit on Him and will kill Him. But three days later He will be raised from the dead.”


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James and John Ask Jesus Something Hard
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. They said, “Teacher, we would like to have You do for us whatever we ask You.”


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They said to Him, “Let one of us sit by Your right side and the other by Your left side when You receive Your great honor in heaven.”


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Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Can you take the suffering I am about to take? Can you be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”


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They said to Him, “Yes, we can.” Jesus said to them, “You will, for sure, suffer the way I will suffer. You will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with.


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But to sit on My right side or on My left side is not for Me to give. It will be given to those for whom it has been made ready.”


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Jesus called them to Him and said, “You know that those who are made leaders over the nations show their power to the people. Important leaders use their power over the people.


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For the Son of Man did not come to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and be made free from sin.”


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Healing of the Blind Man
Then they came to the city of Jericho. When He was leaving the city with His followers and many people, a blind man was sitting by the road. He was asking people for food or money as they passed by. His name was Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus.


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He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He began to speak with a loud voice, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”


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Many people spoke sharp words to the blind man telling him not to call out like that. But he spoke all the more. He said, “Son of David, take pity on me.”


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Jesus stopped and told them to call the blind man. They called to him and said, “Take hope! Stand up, He is calling for you!”


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Jesus said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Lord, I want to see!”


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Jesus said, “Go! Your faith has healed you.” At once he could see and he followed Jesus down the road.


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The Last Time Jesus Goes to Jerusalem
Jesus and His followers were near Jerusalem at the Mount of Olives. They were in the towns of Bethphage and Bethany. Jesus sent two of His followers on ahead.


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He said to them, “Go into the town over there. As soon as you get there, you will find a young donkey tied. No man has ever sat on it. Let the donkey loose and bring it here.


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If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing that?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it. He will send it back again soon.’”


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The two followers went on their way. They found the young donkey tied by the door where two streets crossed. They took the rope off its neck.


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Some men were standing there. They said to the two followers, “Why are you taking the rope off that young donkey?”


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Many people put their clothes down on the road. Others cut branches off the trees and put them down on the road.


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Those who went in front and those who followed spoke with loud voices, “Greatest One! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!


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Great is the coming holy nation of our father David. It will come in the name of the Lord, Greatest One in the highest heaven.”


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Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the house of God. He looked around at everything. Then He went with the twelve followers to the town of Bethany because it was late.


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Along the road He saw a fig tree with leaves on it. He went over to see if it had any fruit. He saw nothing but leaves. It was not the right time for figs.


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Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God
Then they came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the house of God. He began to make the people leave who were selling and buying in the house of God. He turned over the tables of the men who changed money. He turned over the seats of those who sold doves.


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He taught them saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? You have made it a place of robbers.”


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The teachers of the Law and the religious leaders of the Jews heard it. They tried to find some way to put Jesus to death. But they were afraid of Him because all the people were surprised and wondered about His teaching.


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The Fig Tree Dries Up
In the morning they passed by the fig tree. They saw it was dried up from the roots.


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Peter remembered what had happened the day before and said to Jesus, “Teacher, see! The fig tree which You spoke to has dried up!”


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For sure, I tell you, a person may say to this mountain, ‘Move from here into the sea.’ And if he does not doubt, but believes that what he says will be done, it will happen.


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Because of this, I say to you, whatever you ask for when you pray, have faith that you will receive it. Then you will get it.


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When you stand to pray, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your sins also.


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They came again to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking around in the house of God. The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and other leaders came to Him.


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They asked, “How do You have the right and the power to do these things? Who gave You the right and the power to do them?”


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They talked among themselves. They said, “If we say from heaven, He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’


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But how can we say, ‘From men’?” They were afraid of the people because everyone believed that John was one who spoke for God.


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So they said, “We do not know.” Then Jesus said, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power I do these things.”


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The Picture-Story of the Grape-Field
Jesus began to teach them by using picture-stories, saying, “There was a man who planted grapes in a field. He put a fence around it and made a place for making wine. He built a tower to look over the field. Then he let farmers rent it and went into another country.


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“The time came for gathering the grapes. He sent his servant to the farmers to get some of the grapes.


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The owner sent another servant. The farmers threw stones at him and hit him on the head and did other bad things to him.


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Again the owner sent another servant. The farmers killed that one. Many other servants were sent. They beat some and they killed others.


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“He had a much-loved son to send yet. So last of all he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’


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The farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him and we will get everything.’


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What will the owner of the field do? He will come and kill the farmers. He will give the field to other farmers.


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“Have you not read what the Holy Writings say? ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the corner of the building.


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The leaders wanted to take Him but they were afraid of the people. They knew He had told the picture-story against them. They left Him and went away.


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They Try to Trap Jesus
Some of the proud religious law-keepers and Herod’s men were sent to trap Jesus in His talk.


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They came to Him and said, “Teacher, we know You are true. We know You are not afraid of what men think or say about You. You teach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?


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Should we pay or not pay?” Jesus knew how they pretended to be someone they were not. He said to them, “Why do you try to trap Me? Bring Me a small piece of money so I may look at it.”


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They brought Him one. He asked them, “Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”


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Then Jesus said to them, “Pay to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar. Pay to God the things that belong to God.” They were surprised and wondered at Him.


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They Ask about Being Raised from the Dead
Some people from the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked Him,


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“Teacher, Moses gave us a Law. It said, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves his wife behind, but no children, then his brother should marry his wife and raise children for his brother.’


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Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you do not know the Holy Writings or the power of God?


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When people are raised from the dead, they do not marry and are not given in marriage. They are like angels in heaven.


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As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses how God spoke to him in the burning bush? He said, ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’


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The Great Law
Then one of the teachers of the Law heard them arguing. He thought Jesus had spoken well. He asked Him, “Which Law is the greatest of all?”


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You must love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’  This is the first Law.


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“The second Law is this: ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’  No other Law is greater than these.”


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Then the teacher of the Law said, “Teacher, You have told the truth. There is one God. There is no other God but Him.


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A man should love Him with all his heart and with all his understanding. He should love Him with all his soul and with all his strength and love his neighbor as himself. This is more important than to bring animals to be burned on the altar or to give God other gifts on the altar in worship.”


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Jesus saw he had spoken with understanding. He said to him, “You are not far from the holy nation of God.” After that no one thought they could ask Him anything.


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Jesus Asks the Proud Religious Law-Keepers about the Christ
Jesus was in the house of God teaching. He asked, “How do the teachers of the Law say that Christ is the Son of David?


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For David himself, led by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right side until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet.’


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False Teachers
Jesus taught them, saying, “Look out for the teachers of the Law. They like to walk around in long coats. They like to have the respect of men as they stand in the center of town where people gather.


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They like to have the important seats in the places of worship and the important places at big suppers.


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They take houses from poor women whose husbands have died. They cover up the bad they do by saying long prayers. They will be punished all the more.”


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The Woman Whose Husband Had Died Gave All She Had
Jesus sat near the money box in the house of God. He watched the people putting in money. Many of them were rich and gave much money.


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Jesus called His followers to Him. He said, “For sure, I tell you, this poor woman whose husband has died has given more money than all the others.


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They all gave of that which was more than they needed for their own living. She is poor and yet she gave all she had, even what she needed for her own living.”


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Jesus Tells of the House of God
Jesus went out of the house of God. One of His followers said to Him, “Teacher, look at the big stones and these great buildings!”


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Jesus said, “Do you see these great buildings? All these stones will be thrown down. Not one will be left standing on another.”


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Jesus Teaches on the Mount Of Olives
Jesus sat down on the Mount of Olives at a place where He could see the house of God. Peter and James and John and Andrew came to Him. They asked without anyone else hearing,


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What to Look for Before Jesus Returns
Jesus began to say to them, “Be careful that no one leads you the wrong way.


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Many people will come using My name. They will say, ‘I am Christ.’ They will turn many to the wrong way.


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When you hear of wars and much talk about wars, do not be surprised. These things have to happen. But the end is not yet.


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Nations will have wars with other nations. Countries will fight against countries. The earth will shake and break apart in different places. There will be no food for people. There will be much trouble. These things are the beginning of much sorrow and pain.


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It Will Be Hard for Those Who Believe
“Watch out for yourselves. They will take you to the courts. In the places of worship they will beat you. You will be taken in front of rulers and in front of kings because of Me. You will be there to tell them about Me.


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“When you are put into their hands, do not be afraid of what you are to say or how you are to say it. Whatever is given to you to say at that time, say it. It will not be you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.


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A brother will hand over a brother to death. A father will hand over his son. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.


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Days of Trouble and Pain and Sorrow
“You will see a very sinful man-made god standing in the house of God where it has no right to stand. Then those in the country of Judea should run to the mountains. It was spoken of by the early preacher Daniel.  The one who reads this should understand.


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It will be hard for women who will soon be mothers. It will be hard for those feeding babies in those days!


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In those days there will be much trouble and pain and sorrow. It has never been this bad from the beginning of time and never will be again.


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If the Lord had not made those days short, no life would have been saved. Because of God’s people whom He has chosen, He made the days short.


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The False Religious Teachers
“If anyone says to you, ‘See! Here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.


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Some will come who will say they are Christ. False preachers will come. These people will do special things for people to see. They will do surprising things, so that if it can be, God’s people will be led to believe something wrong.


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Jesus Will Come Again in His Greatness
“After those days of much trouble and pain and sorrow are over, the sun will get dark. The moon will not give light.


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He will send His angels. They will gather together God’s people from the four winds. They will come from one end of the earth to the other end of heaven.


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The Picture-Story of the Fig Tree
“Now learn something from the fig tree. When the branch begins to grow and puts out its leaves, you know summer is near.


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In the same way, when you see all these things happen, you know the Son of Man is near. He is even at the door.


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The coming of the Son of Man is as a man who went from his house to a far country. He gave each one of his servants some work to do. He told the one standing at the door to watch.


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In the same way, you are to watch also! You do not know when the Owner of the house will be coming. It may be in the evening or in the night or when the sun comes up or in the morning.


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They Look for a Way to Put Jesus to Death
It was now two days before the supper of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt and the supper of bread without yeast. The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law tried to trap Jesus. They tried to take Him so they could put Him to death.


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These men said, “This must not happen on the day of the special supper. The people would be against it and make much trouble.”


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Mary of Bethany Puts Special Perfume on Jesus
Jesus was in the town of Bethany eating in the house of Simon. Simon was a man with a very bad skin disease. A woman came with a jar of special perfume. She had given much money for this. She broke the jar and poured the special perfume on the head of Jesus.


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You will have poor people with you all the time. Whenever you want, you can do something good for them. You will not have Me all the time.


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Judas Hands Jesus Over to Be Killed
Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve followers. He went to the head religious leaders of the Jews to talk about how he might hand Jesus over to them.


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When the leaders heard it, they were glad. They promised to give Judas money. Then he looked for a way to hand Jesus over.


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Getting Ready for the Special Supper
The first day of the supper of bread without yeast was the day to kill an animal. It was for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. His followers said to Jesus, “What place do You want us to make ready for You to eat this special supper?”


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Jesus sent two of His followers on ahead and said to them, “Go into the city. There a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.


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He will go into a house. You say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, “Where is the room you keep for friends, where I can eat this special supper with My followers?”’


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The followers went from there and came into the city. They found everything as Jesus had said. They made things ready for the special supper.


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They sat at the table and ate. Jesus said, “For sure, I tell you, one of you will hand Me over to be killed. He is eating with Me.”


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He said to them, “It is one of the twelve followers. It is the one who is putting his hand with mine into the same dish.


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The Son of Man is going away as it is written of Him. But it will be bad for that man who hands the Son of Man over to be killed! It would have been better if he had not been born!”


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The First Lord’s Supper
As they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread. He gave thanks and broke it in pieces. He gave it to them and said, “Take, eat, this is My body.”


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For sure, I tell you, that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the holy nation of God.”


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Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him
Jesus said to them, “All of you will be ashamed of Me and leave Me tonight. For it is written, ‘I will kill the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will spread everywhere.’


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Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, that today, even tonight, before a rooster crows two times, you will say three times you do not know Me.”


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Peter spoke with strong words, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never say that I do not know You.” All the followers said the same thing.


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Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
They came to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus said to His followers, “You sit here while I pray.”


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He said to them, “My soul is very sad. My soul is so full of sorrow I am ready to die. You stay here and watch.”


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He went a little farther and got down with His face on the ground. He prayed that this time of suffering might pass from Him if it could.


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He said, “Father, You can do all things. Take away what must happen to Me. Even so, not what I want, but what You want.”


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Then Jesus came to the followers and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to watch one hour?


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Watch and pray so that you will not be tempted. Man’s spirit wants to do this, but the body does not have the power to do it.”


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He came back and found them sleeping again. Their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to Him.


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He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! Listen, the time has come when the Son of Man will be handed over to sinners.


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Jesus Handed Over to Sinners
At once, while Jesus was talking, Judas came. He was one of the twelve followers. He came with many other men who had swords and sticks. They came from the head religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law and the leaders of the people.


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The man who was going to hand Jesus over gave the men something to look for. He said, “The Man I kiss is the One. Take hold of Him and take Him away.”


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One of the followers of Jesus who stood watching took his sword. He hit the servant owned by the head religious leader and cut off his ear.


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I have been with you every day teaching in the house of God. You never took hold of Me. But this has happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen.”


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A young man was following Him with only a piece of cloth around his body. They put their hands on the young man.


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Jesus Stands in Front of the Head Religious Leaders
They led Jesus away to the head religious leader. All the religious leaders and other leaders and the teachers of the Law were gathered there.


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But Peter followed a long way behind as they went to the house of the head religious leader. He sat with the helpers and got warm by the fire.


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Jesus Stands in Front of the Court
The religious leaders and all the court were looking for something against Jesus. They wanted to find something so they could kill Him. But they could find nothing.


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“We have heard Him say, ‘I will destroy the house of God that was made with hands. In three days I will build another that is not made with hands.’”


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The head religious leader stood up in front of the people. He asked Jesus, “Have You nothing to say? What about the things these men are saying against You?”


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Jesus said nothing. Again the head religious leader asked Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Holy One?”


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Jesus said, “I am! And you will see the Son of Man seated on the right side of the All-powerful God. You will see Him coming again in the clouds of the sky.”


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Then the head religious leader tore his clothes apart. He said, “Do we need other people to speak against Him?


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You have heard Him speak as if He were God! What do you think?” They all said He was guilty of death.


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Some began to spit on Him. They covered Jesus’ face, and they hit Him. They said, “Tell us what is going to happen.” Soldiers hit Him with their hands.


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Peter Said He Did Not Know Jesus
Peter was outside in the yard. One of the servant-girls of the head religious leader came.


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Peter lied, saying, “I do not know Jesus and do not understand what you are talking about.” As he went out, a rooster crowed.


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He lied again saying that he did not know Jesus. Later, those who stood around said to Peter again, “For sure you are one of them. You are from the country of Galilee. You talk like they do.”


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At once a rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him, “Before a rooster crows two times, you will say three times you do not know Me.” When he thought about it, he cried.


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Jesus Before Pilate
Early in the morning the head religious leaders of the Jews and other leaders and the teachers of the Law and all the court gathered together to talk about Jesus. Then they tied up Jesus and led Him away. They handed Him over to Pilate.


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Pilate asked Him again, “Have You nothing to say? Listen to the things they are saying against You!”


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Jesus or Barabbas Is to Go Free
Each year at the special supper Pilate would let one person who was in prison go free. It would be the one the people asked for.


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The name of one of those in prison was Barabbas. He, together with others, had killed people while working against the leaders of the country.


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Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What bad thing has He done?” They spoke with loud voices all the more, “Nail Him to a cross!”


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The Crown of Thorns
Pilate wanted to please the people. He gave Barabbas to them and had Jesus beaten. Then he handed Him over to be nailed to a cross.


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They hit Him on the head with a stick and spit on Him. They got down on their knees and worshiped Him.


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After they had made fun of Him, they took the purple coat off of Him and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to be nailed to a cross.


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They came to a man called Simon who was coming from the country of Cyrene. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. They made Simon carry the cross of Jesus.


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Jesus on the Cross
They led Jesus to a place called Golgotha. This name means the place of the skull.


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When they had nailed Jesus to the cross, they divided His clothes by drawing names to see what each man should take.


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The Two Robbers
They nailed two robbers on crosses beside Jesus. One was on His right side and the other was on His left side.


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*It happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen, “They thought of Him as One Who broke the Law.”


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Those who walked by shook their heads and laughed at Jesus. They said, “You were the One Who could destroy the house of God and build it again in three days.


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The head religious leaders and the teachers of the Law made fun of Him also. They said to each other, “He saved others but He cannot save Himself.


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Let Christ, the King of the Jews, come down from the cross. We want to see it and then we will believe.” Those who were on the crosses beside Jesus spoke bad things to Him.


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One of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with sour wine. He put it on a stick and gave it to Him to drink. He said, “Let Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come and take Him down.”


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The Powerful Works at the Time of His Death
Then Jesus gave a loud cry. He gave up His spirit and died.


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The captain of the soldiers was looking at Jesus when He cried out. He saw Him die and said, “For sure, this Man was the Son of God.”


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The Women at the Cross
Women were looking on from far away. Among them was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome.


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These cared for Him when He was in the country of Galilee. There were many other women there who had followed Him to Jerusalem.


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Joseph, who was from the city of Arimathea, was an important man in the court. He was looking for the holy nation of God. Without being afraid, he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.


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Pilate was surprised and wondered if Jesus was dead so soon. He called the captain of the soldiers and asked if Jesus was already dead.


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Joseph took the body of Jesus down from the cross. He put the linen cloth he had bought around the body. Then he laid the body in a grave which had been cut out in the side of a rock. He pushed a stone over to cover the door of the grave.


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Jesus Is Raised from the Dead
The Day of Rest was over. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices. They wanted to put the spices on Jesus’ body.


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Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the grave. The sun had come up.


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They went into the grave. There they saw a young man with a long white coat sitting on the right side. They were afraid.


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He said, “Do not be afraid. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth Who was nailed to a cross. He is risen! He is not here! See, here is the place where they laid Him.


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Go and tell His followers and Peter that He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see Him there as He told you.”


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They ran from the grave shaking and were surprised. They did not say anything to anyone because they were afraid.


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The Followers of Jesus Do Not Believe He Was Raised from the Dead
(*It was early on the first day of the week when Jesus was raised from the dead. Mary Magdalene saw Him first. He had put seven demons out of her.


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After that He was seen again by two of His followers as they walked into the country. He did not look like He had looked before to these two people.


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Later He was seen by the eleven followers as they were eating. He spoke to them with sharp words because they did not believe and their hearts were hard. And they did not believe the others who had seen Him since He had been raised from the dead.


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Jesus Sends His Followers to Preach
He said to them, “You are to go to all the world and preach the Good News to every person.


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He who puts his trust in Me and is baptized will be saved from the punishment of sin. But he who does not put his trust in Me is guilty and will be punished forever.


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These special powerful works will be done by those who have put their trust in Me. In My name they will put out demons. They will speak with languages they have never learned.


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They will pick up snakes. If they drink any poison, it will not hurt them. They will put their hands on the sick and they will be healed.”


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The followers went from there and preached everywhere. The Lord worked with them. The Lord showed that the Word of God was true by the special works they had power to do.)


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Those who saw everything from the first and helped teach the Good News have passed these things on to us.


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Dear Theophilus, I have looked with care into these things from the beginning. I have decided it would be good to write them to you one after the other the way they happened.


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An Angel Tells of the Birth of John the Baptist
When Herod was king of the country of Judea, there was a Jewish religious leader named Zacharias. He worked for Abijah. His wife was of the family group of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.


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They had no children because Elizabeth was not able to have a child. Both of them were older people.


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The religious leaders were given certain kinds of work to do. Zacharias was chosen to go to the house of God to burn special perfume.


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Zacharias saw an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar where the special perfume was burning.


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The angel said to him, “Zacharias, do not be afraid. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son. You are to name him John.


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He will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or any strong drink. Even from his birth, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.


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He will be the one to go in the spirit and power of Elijah before Christ comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children. He will teach those who do not obey to be right with God. He will get people ready for the Lord.”


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Zacharias Does Not Believe the Angel
Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I know this for sure? I am old and my wife is old also.”


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The angel said to him, “My name is Gabriel. I stand near God. He sent me to talk to you and bring to you this good news.


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See! You will not be able to talk until the day this happens. It is because you did not believe my words. What I said will happen at the right time.”


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The people outside were waiting. They were surprised and wondered why Zacharias stayed so long in the house of God.


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When he came out, he could not talk to them. They knew he had seen something special from God while he was in the house of God. He tried to talk to them with his hands but could say nothing.


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The Lord Did What He Promised
Some time later Elizabeth knew she was to become a mother. She kept herself hidden for five months. She said,


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“This is what the Lord has done for me. He has looked on me and has taken away my shame from among men.”


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Gabriel Speaks to Mary
Six months after Elizabeth knew she was to become a mother, Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth. Nazareth was a town in the country of Galilee.


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He went to a woman who had never had a man. Her name was Mary. She was promised in marriage to a man named Joseph. Joseph was of the family of David.


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The angel came to her and said, “You are honored very much. You are a favored woman. The Lord is with you. *You are chosen from among many women.”


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He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the place where His early father David sat.


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The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you. The power of the Most High will cover you. The holy Child you give birth to will be called the Son of God.


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“See, your cousin Elizabeth, as old as she is, is going to give birth to a child. She was not able to have children before, but now she is in her sixth month.


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Then Mary said, “I am willing to be used of the Lord. Let it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel went away from her.


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When Elizabeth heard Mary speak, the baby moved in her body. At the same time Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.


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The Lord has looked on me, His servant-girl and one who is not important. But from now on all people will honor me.


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He has done powerful works with His arm. He has divided from each other those who have pride in their hearts.


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He has taken rulers down from their thrones. He has put those who are in a place that is not important to a place that is important.


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Her neighbors and family heard how the Lord had shown loving-kindness to her. They were happy for her.


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On the eighth day they did the religious act of the Jews on the child. They named him Zacharias, after his father.


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He asked for something to write on. He wrote, “His name is John.” They were all surprised and wondered about it.


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All those who lived near them were afraid. The news of what had happened was told through all the hill country of Judea.


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And all who heard those words remembered them and said, “What is this child going to be?” For the hand of the Lord was on him.


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Zacharias’ Song of Thanks to God
Zacharias, the father of John, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He told what was going to happen, saying,


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He promised that we would be saved from those who hate us and that we might worship Him without being afraid.


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“And you, my son, will be the one who speaks for the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to make the way ready for Him.


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You will tell His people how to be saved from the punishment of sin by being forgiven of their sins.


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Because the heart of our God is full of loving-kindness for us, a light from heaven will shine on us.


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It will give light to those who live in darkness and are under the shadow of death. It will lead our feet in the way of peace.”


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The child grew and became strong in spirit. He lived in a desert until the day he started to preach to the Jews.


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The Birth of Jesus
In those days Caesar Augustus sent out word that the name of every person in the Roman nation must be written in the books of the nation.


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Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in the country of Galilee to the town of Bethlehem. It was known as the city of David. He went there because he was from the family of David.


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Joseph went to have his and Mary’s names written in the books of the nation. Mary was his promised wife and soon to become a mother.


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Her first son was born. She put cloth around Him and laid Him in a place where cattle are fed. There was no room for them in the place where people stay for the night.


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The Shepherds Learn of the Birth of Jesus
In the same country there were shepherds in the fields. They were watching their flocks of sheep at night.


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The angel of the Lord came to them. The shining-greatness of the Lord shone around them. They were very much afraid.


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The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. See! I bring you good news of great joy which is for all people.


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Today, One Who saves from the punishment of sin has been born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.


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There will be something special for you to see. This is the way you will know Him. You will find the Baby with cloth around Him, lying in a place where cattle are fed.”


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At once many angels from heaven were seen, along with the angel, giving thanks to God. They were saying,


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The Shepherds Go to Bethlehem
The angels went from the shepherds back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see what has happened. The Lord has told us about this.”


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They went fast and found Mary and Joseph. They found the Baby lying in a place where cattle are fed.


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The shepherds went back full of joy. They thanked God for all they had heard and seen. It happened as the angel had told them.


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Jesus Taken to the House of God
When eight days were over, they did the religious act of becoming a Jew on the Child. He was named Jesus. This name was given to Him by the angel when Mary was told He was to be born.


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When the days were over for her to be made pure as it was written in the Law of Moses, they took Jesus to Jerusalem to give Him to the Lord.


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It is written in the Law of the Lord, “The first-born male born of a woman will be called holy to the Lord.”


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They were to give a gift of two turtle-doves or two young birds on the altar in worship to the Lord. This was written in the Law of the Lord.


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Simeon’s Song of Thanks
There was a man in Jerusalem by the name of Simeon. He was a good man and very religious. He was looking for the time when the Jewish nation would be saved. The Holy Spirit was on him.


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He came to the house of God being led by the Holy Spirit. The parents took Jesus to the house of God. They came to do what the Law said must be done.


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He will be a light to shine on the people who are not Jews. He will be the shining-greatness of Your people the Jews.”


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Joseph and the mother of Jesus were surprised and wondered about these words which were said about Jesus.


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Simeon honored them and said to Mary the mother of Jesus, “See! This Child will make many people fall and many people rise in the Jewish nation. He will be spoken against.


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Anna Gives Thanks for Jesus
Anna was a woman who spoke God’s Word. She was the daughter of Phanuel of the family group of Asher. Anna was many years old. She had lived with her husband seven years after she was married.


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Her husband had died and she had lived without a husband eighty-four years. Yet she did not go away from the house of God. She served God day and night, praying and going without food so she could pray better.


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At that time she came and gave thanks to God. She told the people in Jerusalem about Jesus. They were looking for the One to save them from the punishment of their sins and to set them free.


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They Return to Nazareth
When Joseph and Mary had done everything the Law said to do, they went back to Nazareth in Galilee.


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The Child grew and became strong in spirit. He was filled with wisdom and the loving-favor of God was on Him.


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His parents went to Jerusalem every year for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.


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When the days of the special supper were over, they started back to their town. But the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it.


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They thought Jesus was with the others of the group. They walked for one day. Then they looked for Him among their family and friends.


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Three days later they found Him in the house of God. He was sitting among the teachers. He was hearing what they said and asking questions.


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When His parents saw Him, they were surprised. His mother said to Him, “My Son, why have You done this to us? See! Your father and I have had much sorrow looking for You.”


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He said to them, “Why were you looking for Me? Do you not know that I must be in My Father’s house?”


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John the Baptist Makes the Way Ready for Jesus
Tiberius Caesar had been ruler for fifteen years. Pontius Pilate was ruler of the country of Judea. Herod was the ruler of the country of Galilee. His brother Philip was the ruler of the countries of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Lysanias was the ruler of the country of Abilene.


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Annas and Caiaphas were the head religious leaders.
The Word of God came to John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias. John was in the desert.


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He went into all the country around the Jordan River. He preached that people should be baptized because they were sorry for their sins and had turned from them, and they would be forgiven.


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The early preacher Isaiah wrote these words: “His voice calls out in the desert. ‘Make the way ready for the Lord. Make the road straight for Him!


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Every valley will be filled and every mountain and hill will be brought down. The turns in the road will be made straight and the rough places will be made smooth.


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John said to the people who came to be baptized by him, “You family of snakes! Who told you how to keep from the anger of God that is coming?


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Do something to let me see that you have turned from your sins. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you, God can make children for Abraham out of these stones.


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Even now the ax is on the root of the trees. Every tree that does not give good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”


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He answered them, “If you have two coats, give one to him who has none. If you have food, you must share some.”


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Also soldiers asked him, “What are we to do?” He answered them, “Take no money from anyone by using your own strength. Do not lie about anyone. Be happy with the pay you get.”


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The people were looking for something to happen. They were thinking in their hearts about John the Baptist. They wondered if he might be the Christ.


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But John said to all of them, “I baptize you with water. There is One coming Who is greater than I. I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.


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He comes ready to clean the grain. He will gather the grain and clean it all. He will put the clean grain into a building. But He will burn that which is no good with a fire that cannot be put out.”


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He had also spoken sharp words to Herod the ruler because of Herodias. She was his brother Philip’s wife. And John spoke to Herod about all the wrongs he had done.


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The Baptism of Jesus
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized also. As He prayed, the heaven opened.


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The Holy Spirit came down on Him in a body like a dove. A voice came from heaven and said, “You are My much-loved Son. I am very happy with You.”


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The Family of Jesus through Mary
Jesus was about thirty years old when He began His work. People thought Jesus was the son of Joseph, the son of Heli.


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Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.


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Joseph was the son of Mattathias. Mattathias was the son of Amos. Amos was the son of Nahum. Nahum was the son of Esli. Esli was the son of Naggai.


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Naggai was the son of Maath. Maath was the son of Mattathias. Mattathias was the son of Semein. Semein was the son of Josech. Josech was the son of Juda.


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Juda was the son of Johanan. Johanan was the son of Rhesa. Rhesa was the son of Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel was the son of Salathiel. Salathiel was the son of Neri.


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Neri was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Addi. Addi was the son of Cosam. Cosam was the son of Elmadam. Elmadam was the son of Er.


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Er was the son of Joshua. Joshua was the son of Eliezer. Eliezer was the son of Jorim. Jorim was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi.


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Levi was the son of Simeon. Simeon was the son of Judah. Judah was the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Janam. Janam was the son of Eliakim.


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Eliakim was the son of Melea. Melea was the son of Menna. Menna was the son of Mattatha. Mattatha was the son of Nathan. Nathan was the son of David.


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David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon.


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Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Admin. Admin was the son of Ram. Ram was the son of Hezron. Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.


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Judah was the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac. Isaac was the son of Abraham. Abraham was the son of Terah. Terah was the son of Nahor.


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Nahor was the son of Serug. Serug was the son of Ragau. Ragau was the son of Peleg. Peleg was the son of Eber. Eber was the son of Shelah.


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Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.


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Lamech was the son of Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch. Enoch was the son of Jared. Jared was the son of Mahalaleel. Mahaleel was the son of Cainan.


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Cainan was the son of Enos. Enos was the son of Seth. Seth was the son of Adam. Adam was the son of God.


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Jesus Was Tempted
Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit when He returned from the Jordan River. Then He was led by the Holy Spirit to a desert.


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He was tempted by the devil for forty days and He ate nothing during that time. After that He was hungry.


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The devil took Jesus up on a high mountain. He had Jesus look at all the nations of the world at one time.


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The devil said to Jesus, “I will give You all this power and greatness. It has been given to me. I can give it to anyone I want to.


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Jesus said to the devil, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.’”


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Then the devil took Jesus up to Jerusalem. He had Jesus stand on the highest part of the house of God. The devil said to Jesus, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.


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Jesus Preaches in Galilee
Jesus went back to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit. People talked about Him so much that He was well-known through all the country.


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In Nazareth They Do Not Believe in Jesus
Jesus came to Nazareth where He had grown up. As He had done before, He went into the Jewish place of worship on the Day of Rest. Then He stood up to read.


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Someone handed Him the book of the early preacher Isaiah. He opened it and found the place where it was written,


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“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me. He has put His hand on Me to preach the Good News to poor people. He has sent Me to heal those with a sad heart. He has sent Me to tell those who are being held that they can go free. He has sent Me to make the blind to see and to free those who are held because of trouble.


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Jesus closed the book. Then He gave it back to the leader and sat down. All those in the Jewish place of worship kept their eyes on Him.


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They all spoke well of Jesus and agreed with the words He spoke. They said, “Is not this the son of Joseph?”


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He said to them, “I wonder if you will tell this old saying to Me, ‘Doctor, heal Yourself. What You did in the city of Capernaum, do in Your own country!’”


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It is true that there were many women whose husbands had died in the Jewish land when Elijah lived. For three and a half years there was no rain and there was very little food in the land.


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Elijah was sent to none of them, but he was sent to a woman in the city of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. This woman’s husband had died.


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There were many people in the Jewish land who had a bad skin disease when the early preacher Elisha lived. None of them was healed. But Naaman from the country of Syria was healed.”


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They got up and took Jesus out of town to the top of a high hill. They wanted to throw Him over the side.


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Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon
Jesus went down to Capernaum in Galilee. He taught them on the Days of Rest.


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Jesus spoke sharp words to the demon and said, “Do not talk! Come out of him!” When the demon had thrown the man down, he came out without hurting the man.


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The people were all surprised. They asked each other, “What kind of word is this? He speaks to the demons with power and they come out!”


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Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed
Jesus went away from the Jewish place of worship and went into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed, very sick. They asked Jesus to help her.


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He stood by her and told the disease to leave. It went from her. At once she got up and cared for them.


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Jesus Heals in Galilee
As the sun went down, the people took all that were sick with many kinds of diseases to Jesus. He put His hands on all of them and they were healed.


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Also demons came out of many people. The demons cried out and said, “You are Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus spoke strong words to them and would not let them speak. They knew He was the Christ.


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Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee
In the morning He went out to a desert. The people looked for Him. When they found Him, they were trying to keep Him from going away from them.


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He said to them, “I must preach about the holy nation of God in other cities also. This is why I was sent.”


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Jesus Calls Simon and James and John
While Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, many people pushed to get near Him. They wanted to hear the Word of God.


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Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen were not there because they were washing their nets.


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Jesus got into a boat which belonged to Simon. Jesus asked him to push it out a little way from land. Then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.


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When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Push out into the deep water. Let down your nets for some fish.”


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Simon said to Him, “Teacher, we have worked all night and we have caught nothing. But because You told me to, I will let the net down.”


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They called to their friends working in the other boat to come and help them. They came and both boats were so full of fish they began to sink.


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When Simon Peter saw it, he got down at the feet of Jesus. He said, “Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man.”


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James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were surprised also. They were working together with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will fish for men.”


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Jesus Heals a Man with a Bad Skin Disease
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to Him with a bad skin disease over all his body. When he saw Jesus, he got down on his face before Him. He begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can heal me.”


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Then Jesus told him to tell no one. He said, “Go and let the religious leader of the Jews see you. Give the gift on the altar in worship that Moses told you to give when a man is healed of a disease. This will show the leaders you have been healed.”


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The news about Jesus went out all the more. Many people came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.


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Jesus Heals a Man Let Down through the Roof of a House
On one of the days while Jesus was teaching, some proud religious law-keepers and teachers of the Law were sitting by Him. They had come from every town in the countries of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there to heal them.


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Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus. He was carried on a bed. They looked for a way to take the man into the house where Jesus was.


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But they could not find a way to take him in because of so many people. They made a hole in the roof over where Jesus stood. Then they let the bed with the sick man on it down before Jesus.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers thought to themselves, “Who is this Man Who speaks as if He is God? Who can forgive sins but God only?”


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“So that you may know the Son of Man has the right and the power on earth to forgive sins,” He said to the man who could not move his body, “I say to you, get up. Take your bed and go to your home.”


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All those who were there were surprised and gave thanks to God, saying, “We have seen very special things today.”


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Jesus Calls Matthew
After this Jesus went out and saw a man who gathered taxes. His name was Levi (Matthew). Levi was sitting at his work. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.”


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Levi made a big supper for Jesus in his house. Many men who gathered taxes and other people sat down with them.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers talked against the followers of Jesus. They said, “Why do You eat and drink with men who gather taxes and with sinners?”


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Jesus said to them, “People who are well do not need a doctor. Only those who are sick need a doctor.


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I have not come to call good people. I have come to call sinners to be sorry for their sins and to turn from them.”


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Jesus Teaches about Going without Food So You Can Pray Better
They asked Jesus, “Why do the followers of John and of the proud religious law-keepers go without food so they can pray better, but Your followers keep on eating and drinking?”


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The days will come when the man just married will be taken from them. Then they will not eat food so they can pray better in those days.”


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The Picture-Story of the Cloth and the Bags
Then Jesus told them a picture-story. He said, “No one sews a piece of cloth from a new coat on an old coat. If he does, the new coat will have a hole. The new piece and the old coat will not be the same.


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No man puts new wine into old skin bags. If they did, the skins would break and the wine would run out. The bags would be no good.


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Jesus Teaches about the Day of Rest
On the next Day of Rest Jesus was walking through the grain-fields. His followers picked grain. They rubbed it in their hands and ate it.


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Some of the proud religious law-keepers said to them, “Why are you doing what the Law says should not be done on the Day of Rest?”


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He went into the house of God and ate the special bread used in the religious worship. He gave some to those who were with him also. The Law says only the religious leaders may eat that bread.


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Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest
On another Day of Rest Jesus went into the Jewish place of worship and taught. A man with a dried-up hand was there.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers watched to see if He would heal on the Day of Rest. They wanted to have something to say against Him.


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Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to the man with the dried-up hand, “Stand up and come here.” The man stood up and went to Jesus.


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Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing. Does the Law say to do good on the Day of Rest or to do bad? To save life or to kill?”


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Jesus looked around at them all and said to the man, “Put out your hand.” He put it out and his hand was healed. It was as good as his other hand.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers were filled with anger. They talked with each other about what they might do to Jesus.


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Jesus Calls His Twelve Followers
One day Jesus went up on a mountain to pray. He prayed all night to God.


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There were Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew. There were James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,


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There were Judas, who was the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot who would hand Jesus over to be killed.


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Jesus Heals Many People
Then Jesus came down and stood on a plain with many of His followers. Many people came from the country of Judea and from Jerusalem and from the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.


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Jesus Teaches on the Mountain
He looked at His followers and said, “Those of you who are poor are happy, because the holy nation of God is yours.


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Those of you who are hungry now are happy, because you will be filled. Those of you who have sorrow now are happy, because you will laugh.


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You are happy when men hate you and do not want you around and put shame on you because you trust in Me.


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Be glad in that day. Be full of joy for your reward is much in heaven. Their fathers did these things to the early preachers.


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It is bad for you who are full. You will be hungry. It is bad for you who laugh now. You will have sorrow and you will cry.


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It is bad for you when everyone speaks well of you. In the same way, their fathers spoke well of the false teachers.


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Jesus Teaches What the Law Says about Love
“I say to you who hear Me, love those who work against you. Do good to those who hate you.


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Respect and give thanks for those who try to bring bad to you. Pray for those who make it very hard for you.


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Whoever hits you on one side of the face, turn so he can hit the other side also. Whoever takes your coat, give him your shirt also.


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Give to any person who asks you for something. If a person takes something from you, do not ask for it back.


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“If you love those who love you, what pay can you expect from that? Sinners also love those who love them.


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If you do good to those who do good to you, what pay can you expect from that? Sinners also do good to those who do good to them.


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If you let people use your things and expect to get something back, what pay can you expect from that? Even sinners let sinners use things and they expect to get something back.


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But love those who hate you. Do good to them. Let them use your things and do not expect something back. Your reward will be much. You will be the children of the Most High. He is kind to those who are not thankful and to those who are full of sin.


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Jesus Teaches about Finding Bad in Others
“You must have loving-kindness just as your Father has loving-kindness.


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Do not say what is wrong in other people’s lives. Then other people will not say what is wrong in your life. Do not say someone is guilty. Then other people will not say you are guilty. Forgive other people and other people will forgive you.


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“Give, and it will be given to you. You will have more than enough. It can be pushed down and shaken together and it will still run over as it is given to you. The way you give to others is the way you will receive in return.”


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Jesus used a picture-story as He spoke to them. He said, “Can one blind man lead another blind man? Will they not fall into the ditch together?


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The follower is not more important than his teacher. But everyone who learns well will be like his teacher.


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Jesus Teaches about Saying What Is Wrong in Others
“Why do you look at the small piece of wood in your brother’s eye and do not see the big piece of wood in your own eye?


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How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that small piece of wood out of your eye,’ when you do not see the big piece of wood in your own eye? You pretend to be someone you are not. First, take the big piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you can see better to take the small piece of wood out of your brother’s eye.


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Jesus Teaches about False Teachers
“A good tree cannot have bad fruit. A bad tree cannot have good fruit.


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For every tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs from thorns. They do not gather grapes from thistles.


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Good comes from a good man because of the riches he has in his heart. Sin comes from a sinful man because of the sin he has in his heart. The mouth speaks of what the heart is full of.


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Jesus Teaches about Houses Built on Rock and Sand
“And why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?


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He is like a man who built a house. He dug deep to put the building on rock. When the water came up and the river beat against the house, the building could not be shaken because it was built on rock.


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But he who hears and does not do what I say, is like a man who built a house on nothing but earth. The water beat against the house. At once it fell and was destroyed.”


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The Healing of the Captain’s Helper
When Jesus had finished teaching the people, He went back to Capernaum.


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A captain of the army had a servant whom he thought much of. This servant was very sick and was about to die.


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When the captain heard of Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to Him. They were to ask if He would come and heal this servant.


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Jesus went with them. When He was not far from the house, the captain told some friends to tell this to Jesus, “Lord, do not take the time to come to my house, because I am not good enough.


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For I am a man who works for someone else also, and I have soldiers who work for me. I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I say to my workman, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”


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Jesus was surprised when He heard this. He turned to the people following Him and said, “I tell you, I have not found so much faith even in the Jewish nation.”


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The Son of a Woman Whose Husband Had Died Was Raised from the Dead
The next day Jesus went to a city called Nain. His followers and many other people went with Him.


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When they came near the city gate, a dead man was being carried out. He was the only son of a woman whose husband had died. Many people of the city were with her.


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He went and put His hand on the box in which the dead man was carried. The men who were carrying it, stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”


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Everyone was afraid and they gave thanks to God. They said, “A great Man Who speaks for God has come among us! God has cared for His people!”


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John the Baptist Asks about Jesus
The followers of John the Baptist told him about all these things.


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John called two of his followers and sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are You the One Who is to come? Or are we to look for another?”


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The men came to Jesus and said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask You, ‘Are You the One Who is to come? Or are we to look for another?’”


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At that time Jesus was healing many people of all kinds of sickness and disease and was putting out demons. Many that were blind were able to see.


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Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go back to John the Baptist and tell him what you have seen and heard. Tell him the blind are made to see. Those who could not walk, are walking. Those with a bad skin disease are healed. Those who could not hear, are hearing. The dead are raised to life and poor people have the Good News preached to them.


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Jesus Tells about John the Baptist
As John’s followers were going away, Jesus began to tell the people about John the Baptist. He said, “Why did you go out to the desert? Did you go out to see a small tree moving in the wind?


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What did you go out to see? A man dressed in good clothes? Those who are dressed in good clothes are in the houses of kings.


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But what did you go to see? One who speaks for God? Yes, I tell you, he is more than one who speaks for God.


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“I tell you, of those born of women, there is no one greater than John the Baptist. The least in the holy nation of God is greater than he.”


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All the people who heard Jesus and those who gathered taxes showed they knew God was right and were baptized by John.


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But the proud religious law-keepers and the men who knew the Law would not listen. They would not be baptized by John and they did not receive what God had for them.


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Jesus Speaks Against the People of This Day
Then the Lord said, “What are the people of this day like?


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They are like children playing in front of stores. They call to their friends, ‘We have played music for you, but you did not dance. We have had sorrow for you, but you did not have sorrow.’


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The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you say, ‘See! He likes food and wine. He is a friend of men who gather taxes and of sinners!’


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A Woman Puts Special Perfume on the Feet of Jesus
One of the proud religious law-keepers wanted Jesus to eat with him. Jesus went to his house and sat down to eat.


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There was a woman in the city who was a sinner. She knew Jesus was eating in the house of the proud religious law-keeper. She brought a jar of special perfume.


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Then she stood behind Him by His feet and cried. Her tears wet His feet and she dried them with her hair. She kissed His feet and put the special perfume on them.


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The proud religious law-keeper who had asked Jesus to eat with him saw this. He said to himself, “If this Man were One Who speaks for God, He would know who and what kind of a woman put her hands on Him. She is a sinner.”


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“There were two men who owed a certain man some money. The one man owed 500 pieces of silver money. The other man owed 50 pieces of silver money.


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Neither one of them had any money, so he told them they did not have to pay him back. Tell Me, which one would love him the most?”


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Simon said, “I think it would be the one who owed the most.” And Jesus said to him, “You have said the right thing.”


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He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house and you gave Me no water to wash My feet. She washed My feet with her tears and dried them with the hairs of her head.


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I tell you, her many sins are forgiven because she loves much. But the one who has been forgiven little, loves little.”


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Those who were eating with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this Man Who even forgives sins?”


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Jesus Teaches in Galilee
After this Jesus went to all the cities and towns preaching and telling the Good News about the holy nation of God. The twelve followers were with Him.


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Some women who had been healed of demons and diseases were with Him. Mary Magdalene, who had had seven demons put out of her, was one of them.


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Joanna, the wife of Chuza who was one of Herod’s helpers, was another one. Susanna and many others also cared for Jesus by using what they had.


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The Picture-Story of the Man Who Planted Seed
Many people came together from every town to Jesus. He told them a picture-story.


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“A man went out to plant seed. As he planted the seed, some fell by the side of the road. It was walked on and birds came and ate it.


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Some seed fell on good ground. It grew and gave one hundred times as much grain.” When Jesus had finished saying this, He cried out, “You have ears, then listen!”


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Jesus said, “You were given the secrets about the holy nation of God. Others are told picture-stories. As they look, they do not see. As they hear, they do not understand.


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Jesus Tells about the Man Who Planted Seed
“This is what the picture-story means. The seed is the Word of God.


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Those by the side of the road hear the Word. Then the devil comes and takes the Word from their hearts. He does not want them to believe and be saved from the punishment of sin.


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Those which fell among rocks are those who when they hear the Word receive it with joy. These have no root. For awhile they believe, but when they are tempted they give up.


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Those which fell among thorns hear the Word but go their own way. The cares of this life let the thorns grow. A love for money lets the thorns grow also. And the fun of this life lets the thorns grow. Their grain never becomes full-grown.


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But those which fell on good ground have heard the Word. They keep it in a good and true heart and they keep on giving good grain.


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The Picture-Story of the Lamp
“No man lights a lamp and puts it under a pail or under a bed. He puts it on a lamp-stand so all who come into the room may see it.


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Be careful how you listen! Whoever has, to him will be given. Whoever does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him.”


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The New Kind of Family
The mother of Jesus and His brothers came to Him. They could not get near Him because of so many people.


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The Wind and Waves Obey Jesus
On one of those days Jesus and His followers got into a boat. Jesus said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” Then they pushed out into the water.


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As they were going, Jesus fell asleep. A wind storm came over the lake. The boat was filling with water and they were in danger.


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The followers came to awake Jesus. They said, “Teacher! Teacher! We are going to die!” Then Jesus got up and spoke sharp words to the wind and the high waves. The wind stopped blowing and there were no more waves.


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He said to them, “Where is your faith?” The followers were surprised and afraid. They said to each other, “What kind of a man is He? He speaks to the wind and the waves and they obey Him.”


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Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs
They came to the land of the Gadarenes, which is on the other side of the country of Galilee.


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As Jesus stepped out on land, a man met Him who had come from the city. This man had demons in him. For a long time he had worn no clothes. He did not live in a house, but lived among the graves.


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When he saw Jesus, he got down before Him and cried with a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High? I beg of You not to hurt me!”


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For Jesus had spoken to the demon to come out of the man. Many times the demon had taken hold of him. The man had to be tied with chains. But he would break the chains and be taken by the demon into the desert.


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Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And the demon answered, “Many,” because many demons had gone into him.


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There were many pigs feeding on the side of the mountain. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs. Jesus said they could.


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The demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. Then the many pigs ran down the side of the mountain into the water and died.


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People came to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and saw the man from whom the demons had been sent. He was sitting at the feet of Jesus with clothes on and had the right use of his mind. The people were afraid.


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Then all the people of the country of the Gadarenes begged Jesus to go away from them. They were very much afraid. Jesus got into the boat and went back to the other side.


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“Go back to your house and tell everything God has done for you.” He went back and told all the people of the city what great things Jesus had done for him.


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Two Were Healed through Faith
Many people were glad to see Jesus when He got back. They were waiting for Him.


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A man named Jairus was a leader of the Jewish place of worship. As he came to Jesus, he got down at His feet. He asked Jesus if He would come to his house.


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He had only one daughter and she was dying. This girl was about twelve years old. As Jesus went, the people pushed Him from every side.


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A woman had been sick for twelve years with a flow of blood. (*She had spent all the money she had on doctors.) But she could not be healed by anyone.


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Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” Everyone said that they had not touched Him. Peter said, “Teacher, so many people are pushing You from every side and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”


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When the woman saw she could not hide it, she came shaking. She got down before Jesus. Then she told Jesus in front of all the people why she had touched Him. She told how she was healed at once.


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While Jesus was yet talking, a man came from the house of the leader of the place of worship. This man said to Jairus, “Your daughter is dead. Do not make the Teacher use anymore of His time.”


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Jesus went into the house. He let only Peter and James and John and the father and mother of the girl go in with Him.


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Everyone was crying and full of sorrow because of her. Jesus said, “Do not cry. She is not dead, but is sleeping.”


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Her parents were surprised and wondered about it. Then Jesus told them they should tell no one what had happened.


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Jesus Sends His Twelve Followers Out
Jesus called His twelve followers to Him. He gave them the right and the power over all demons and to heal diseases.


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Then He said to them, “Take nothing along for the trip. Do not take a walking stick or a bag or bread or money. Do not take two coats.


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If anyone will not take you in, as you leave that city, shake its dust off your feet. That will speak against them.”


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John the Baptist Is Killed
Now Herod the leader heard of all that had been done by Jesus. He was troubled because some people said that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.


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Some people said that Elijah had come back. Others thought one of the early preachers had been raised from the dead.


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Then Herod said, “I had John’s head cut off. But who is this Man that I hear these things about?” He wanted to see Jesus.


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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
The twelve followers came back. They told Jesus what they had done. Jesus took them to a desert near the town of Bethsaida. There they could be alone.


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When the people knew where Jesus was, they followed Him. Jesus was happy to see them and talked to them about the holy nation of God. He healed all who were sick.


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When the day was about over, the twelve followers came to Jesus. They said, “Send these many people away so they can go to the towns and country near here. There they can find a place to sleep and get food. We are here in a desert.”


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But Jesus said to them, “Give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Are we to go and buy food for all these people?”


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There were about five thousand men. Jesus said to His followers, “Have them sit down in groups of fifty people.”


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As Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish, He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and gave them to His followers to give to the people.


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They all ate and were filled. They picked up twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people finished eating.


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Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ
While Jesus was praying alone, His followers were with Him. Jesus asked them, “Who do people say that I am?”


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They said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah. Others say that one of the early preachers has been raised from the dead.”


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He said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things. The leaders and the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law will have nothing to do with Him. He must be killed and be raised from the dead three days later.”


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Giving Up Self and One’s Own Desires
Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow Me, he must give up himself and his own desires. He must take up his cross everyday and follow Me.


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If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he must lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me, he will save it.


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Whoever is ashamed of Me and My Words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His own shining-greatness and of the Father’s and of the holy angels.


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A Look at What Jesus Will Be Like
About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took Peter and James and John with Him. They went up on a mountain to pray.


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They looked like the shining-greatness of heaven as they talked about His death in Jerusalem which was soon to happen.


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But Peter and those with him had gone to sleep. When they woke up, they saw His shining-greatness and the two men who stood with Him.


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As the two men went from Jesus, Peter said to Him, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us build three tents to worship in. One will be for You. One will be for Moses. One will be for Elijah.” He did not know what he was saying.


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When the voice was gone, Jesus was standing there alone. From that time on, they kept these things to themselves. They told no one what they had seen.


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A Boy with a Demon Is Healed
The next day they came down from the mountain and many people met Jesus.


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A man from among the people cried out, “Teacher, I beg of You to look at my son. He is my only child.


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See, a demon takes him and makes him cry out. It takes hold of him and makes him shake. Spit runs from his mouth. He has marks on his body from being hurt. The demon does not want to go from him.


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Then Jesus said, “You people of this day do not have faith. You turn from what is right! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring your son to Me.”


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While the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and made him lose the use of his mind for awhile. Jesus spoke sharp words to the demon. He healed the child and gave him back to his father.


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time
They were all surprised at the great power of God. They all were thinking about the special things Jesus had done. And Jesus said to His followers,


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They did not understand these words because it was hidden from them. They did not know what Jesus meant and were afraid to ask Him.


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Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child
The followers argued among themselves about which of them would be the greatest.


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He said to the followers, “Whoever receives this child in My name, receives Me. Whoever receives Me, receives Him Who sent Me. The one who is least among you is the one who is great.”


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The Sharp Words Against the Followers
John said, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”


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Jesus and His Followers Leave Galilee
It was about time for Jesus to be taken up into heaven. He turned toward Jerusalem and was sure that nothing would stop Him from going.


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James and John, His followers, saw this. They said, “Lord, do You want us to speak so fire will come down from heaven and burn them up as Elijah did?”


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Jesus turned and spoke sharp words to them. (*He said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you have.


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The Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives. He came to save them from the punishment of sin.” They went on their way to another town.)


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The Testing of Some Followers
As they were going on their way, a man said to Jesus, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”


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Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes. Birds of the sky have nests. The Son of Man has no place to put His head.”


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Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You go and preach about the holy nation of God.”


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And another one said, “Lord, I will follow You, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at home.”


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Jesus said to him, “Anyone who puts his hand on a plow and looks back at the things behind is of no use in the holy nation of God.”


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Seventy Are Sent Out
After this the Lord chose seventy others. He sent them out two together to every city and place where He would be going later.


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Jesus said to them, “There is much grain ready to gather. But the workmen are few. Pray then to the Lord Who is the Owner of the grain-fields that He will send workmen to gather His grain.


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If a man who loves peace lives there, your good wishes will come to him. If your good wishes are not received, they will come back to you.


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Stay in the same house. Eat and drink what they give you. The workman should have his thanks. Do not move from house to house.


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‘Even the dust of your city that is on our feet we are cleaning off against you. But understand this, the holy nation of God has come near you!’


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I tell you, on the day men stand before God, it will be easier for the city of Sodom than for that city.


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“It is bad for you, city of Chorazin! It is bad for you, town of Bethsaida! For if the powerful works which were done in you had been done in the cities of Tyre and Sidon they would have turned from their sins long ago. They would have shown their sorrow by putting on clothes made from hair and would have sat in ashes.


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It will be better for Tyre and Sidon on the day men stand before God and be told they are guilty than for you.


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Whoever listens to you, listens to Me. Whoever has nothing to do with you, has nothing to do with Me. Whoever has nothing to do with Me, has nothing to do with the One Who sent Me.”


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The Seventy Came Back
The seventy came back full of joy. They said, “Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we used Your name.”


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Listen! I have given you power to walk on snakes. I have given you power over small animals with a sting of poison. I have given you power over all the power of the one who works against you. Nothing will hurt you.


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Even so, you should not be happy because the demons obey you but be happy because your names are written in heaven.”


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The Joy of the Holy Spirit
At this time Jesus was full of the joy of the Holy Spirit. He said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You have kept these things hidden from the wise and from those who have much learning. You have shown them to little children. Yes, Father, it was what you wanted done.


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“Everything has been given to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son but the Father. No one knows the Father but the Son and the Son makes the Father known to those He chooses.”


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Then He turned to His followers and said without anyone else hearing, “Happy are those who see what you see!


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I tell you, many early preachers and kings have wanted to see the things you are seeing, but they did not see them. They have wanted to hear the things you are hearing, but they did not hear them.”


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Jesus Talks to the Man Who Knew the Law
A man stood up who knew the Law and tried to trap Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?”


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The man said, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart. You must love Him with all your soul. You must love Him with all your strength. You must love Him with all your mind. You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.”


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The Picture-Story of the Good Samaritan
Jesus said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to the city of Jericho. Robbers came out after him. They took his clothes off and beat him. Then they went away, leaving him almost dead.


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In the same way, a man from the family group of Levi was walking down that road. When he saw the man who was hurt, he came near to him but kept on going on the other side of the road.


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Then a man from the country of Samaria came by. He went up to the man. As he saw him, he had loving-pity on him.


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He got down and put oil and wine on the places where he was hurt and put cloth around them. Then the man from Samaria put this man on his own donkey. He took him to a place where people stay for the night and cared for him.


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The next day the man from Samaria was ready to leave. He gave the owner of that place two pieces of money to care for him. He said to him, ‘Take care of this man. If you use more than this, I will give it to you when I come again.’


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The man who knew the Law said, “The one who showed loving-pity on him.” Then Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”


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Mary and Martha Care for Jesus
As they went on their way, they came to a town where a woman named Martha lived. She cared for Jesus in her home.


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Martha was working hard getting the supper ready. She came to Jesus and said, “Do You see that my sister is not helping me? Tell her to help me.”


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Only a few things are important, even just one. Mary has chosen the good thing. It will not be taken away from her.”


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Jesus Teaches His Followers to Pray
Jesus had been praying. One of His followers said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John the Baptist taught his followers.”


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Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy. May Your holy nation come. *What You want done, may it be done on earth as it is in heaven.


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A Picture-Story about How to Ask
Jesus said to them, “If one of you has a friend and goes to him in the night and says, ‘Friend, give me three loaves of bread,


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The man inside the house will say, ‘Do not trouble me. The door is shut. My children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you bread.’


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I say to you, he may not get up and give him bread because he is a friend. Yet, if he keeps on asking, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.


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I say to you, ask, and what you ask for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.


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For everyone who asks, will receive what he asks for. Everyone who looks, will find what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks, will have the door opened to him.


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“Would any of you fathers give your son a stone if he asked for bread? Or would you give a snake if he asked for a fish?


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You are sinful and you know how to give good things to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”


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A Nation That Cannot Stand
Jesus was putting a demon out of a man who could not speak. When the demon was gone, the man could speak. All the people were surprised and wondered about it.


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But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided into groups that fight each other will be destroyed. Every family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.


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If Satan is divided against himself, how will his nation stand? And yet you say I put out demons through Satan!


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If I put out demons through Satan, by whose help do your sons put them out? Your own sons will say if you are guilty or not.


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When a stronger man comes along, he wins the fight. He takes away all the things to fight with that the man of the house had put his trust in. Then the stronger man takes anything he wants from the house.


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A Person Filled with Bad or Good
“When a demon is gone out of a man, it goes through dry places to find rest. If it finds none, it says, ‘I will go back to my house I came from.’


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Then the demon goes out and comes back bringing seven demons worse than itself. They go in and live there. In the end that man is worse than at the first.”


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As Jesus was talking, a woman of the group said with a loud voice, “The woman is happy who gave You birth and who fed You.”


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Jesus Tells about Jonah
When the people were gathered near Jesus, He said, “The people of this day are sinful. They are looking for something special to see. They will get nothing special to see, except what Jonah the early preacher did.


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As Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.


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The queen of the south will stand up on the day men stand before God. She will say the people of this day are guilty because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wise sayings of Solomon. And look, Someone greater than Solomon is here!


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The men of Nineveh will stand up on the day men stand before God. They will say the people of this day are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And look, Someone greater than Jonah is here!


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Jesus Teaches about Light
“No man lights a lamp and then hides it under a pail. He puts the light on a lamp-stand so those who come in can see it.


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The eye is the light of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. When your eye is sinful, your whole body is full of darkness.


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If your whole body is full of light, with no dark part, then it will shine. It will be as a lamp that gives light.”


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keeper
As Jesus was talking, a proud religious law-keeper asked Him to eat with him. Jesus went to the man’s house and took His place at the table.


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But the Lord said to him, “You proud religious law-keepers make the outside of the cup and plate clean, but inside you are full of stealing and sinning.


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“It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! You give one-tenth part of your spices. But you give no thought to what is right and to the love of God. You should do both of these.


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“It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! For you like to have the important seats in the places of worship. You like to have people speak good-sounding words to you as you are in the center of town where people gather.


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It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers and you who pretend to be someone you are not! For you are like graves that are hidden. Men walk on graves without knowing they are there.”


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Men Who Knew the Law
One of the men who knew the Law said to Jesus, “Teacher, You are making us look bad when You speak like this.”


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Jesus said, “It is bad for you also, you men who know the Law! For you put heavy loads on the shoulders of men. But you will not even put your finger on one of these loads to help them.


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It is bad for you! For you make beautiful buildings for the graves of the early preachers your fathers killed.


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You are saying what your fathers did was good, because they killed the early preachers and you are making their graves.


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“For this reason the wisdom of God has said, ‘I will send them early preachers and missionaries. Some they will kill and some they will make it very hard for.’


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It will be from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, the one who died between the altar and the house of God. For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will be guilty for this.


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“It is bad for you men who know the Law! For you have locked the door to the house of learning. You are not going in yourselves and you do not allow those to go in who are about to go in.”


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As Jesus went away from there, the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers were very angry and tried to make Him say many things.


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Jesus Teaches His Followers and Thousands of Other People
At that time thousands of people gathered together. There were so many that they walked on each other. Jesus spoke to His twelve followers first, saying, “Look out! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers which is pretending to be something it is not.


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For there is nothing covered up that will not be seen. There is nothing hidden that will not be known.


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What you have said in the dark will be heard in the light. What you have said in a low voice in a closed room will be spoken with a loud voice from the top of houses.


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I will tell you the one to be afraid of. Be afraid of Him Who has power to put you into hell after He has killed you. Yes, I say to you, be afraid of Him!


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“Are not five small birds sold for two small pieces of money? God does not forget even one of the birds.


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God knows how many hairs you have on your head. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many small birds.


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“Also, I tell you, everyone who makes Me known to men, the Son of Man will make him known to the angels of God.


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But whoever acts as if he does not know Me and does not make Me known to men, he will not be spoken of to the angels of God.


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The Sin That Cannot Be Forgiven
“Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. Whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.


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When they take you to the places of worship and to the courts and to the leaders of the country, do not be worried about what you should say or how to say it.


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One of the people said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the riches that our father left us.”


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Then Jesus said to them all, “Watch yourselves! Keep from wanting all kinds of things you should not have. A man’s life is not made up of things, even if he has many riches.”


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The Picture-Story of the Rich Fool
Then He told them a picture-story, saying, “The fields of a rich man gave much grain.


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Then he said, ‘I know what I will do. I will take down my grain building and I will build a bigger one. I will put all my grain and other things I own into it.


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And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things put away in your building. It will be all you need for many years to come. Now rest and eat and drink and have lots of fun.”’


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But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul will be taken from you. Then who will have all the things you have put away?’


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Jesus Teaches about the Cares of This Life
Jesus said to His followers, “Because of this, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you are going to eat. Do not worry about your body, what you are going to wear.


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Look at the birds. They do not plant seeds. They do not gather grain. They have no grain buildings for keeping grain. Yet God feeds them. Are you not worth more than the birds?


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Think how the flowers grow. They do not work or make cloth. Yet, I tell you, that King Solomon in all his greatness was not dressed as well as one of these flowers.


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God puts these clothes on the grass of the field. The grass is in the field today and put into the fire tomorrow. How much more would He want to give you clothing? You have so little faith!


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Sell what you have and give the money to poor people. Have money-bags for yourselves that will never wear out. These money-bags are riches in heaven that will always be there. No robber can take them and no bugs can eat them there.


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Jesus Says to Watch and Be Ready for His Second Coming Be Ready for His Second Coming
“Be ready and dressed. Have your lights burning.


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Be like men who are waiting for their owner to come home from a wedding supper. When he comes and knocks on the door, they will open it for him at once.


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Those servants are happy when their owner finds them watching when he comes. For sure, I tell you, he will be dressed and ready to care for them. He will have them seated at the table.


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The owner might come late at night or early in the morning. Those servants are happy if their owner finds them watching whenever he comes.


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But understand this, that if the owner of a house had known when the robber was coming, he would have been watching. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.


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Faithful Servants and Servants Who Are Not Faithful
Peter said, “Lord, are You telling this picture-story to us or to all the people?”


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The Lord said, “Who is the faithful and wise servant his owner made boss over the others? He is the one who is to have food ready at the right time.


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“But what if that servant says to himself, ‘The owner will not be coming soon,’ and then beats the other servants and eats and drinks and gets drunk?


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The owner of that servant will come on a day and at an hour when he is not looking for him. He will cut him in pieces and will put him with those who do not believe.


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“The servant who knew what the owner wanted done, but did not get ready for him, or did not do what he wanted done, will be beaten many times.


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But the servant who did not know what his owner wanted done, but did things that would be reason to be beaten, will be beaten only a few times. The man who receives much will have to give much. If much is given to a man to take care of, men will expect to get more from him.


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Men Are Divided When They Follow Christ
“I have come to bring fire down to the earth. I wish it were already started!


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From now on there will be five in one house divided. Three will be against two and two will be against three.


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The father will be against the son. The son will be against the father. The mother will be against the daughter. The daughter will be against the mother. The mother-in-law will be against the daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law will be against the mother-in-law.”


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Then Jesus also said to the people, “When you see a cloud coming in the west, you say at once, ‘It is going to rain.’ And it does.


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You who pretend to be someone you are not, you know all about the sky and the earth. But why do you not know what is happening these days?


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When a person says you are wrong and takes you to court, try to make it right with him as you go, or he will take you to the head of the court. Then he will take you to the police and you will be put in prison.


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I tell you, you will not be let out of prison until you have paid the last piece of money of the fine.”


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Everyone Should Be Sorry for Their Sins and Turn from Them
At this time some people came to Jesus. They told Him that Pilate had killed some people from the country of Galilee. It was while they were giving gifts of animals on the altar in worship to God.


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Pilate put their blood together with the blood of the animals. Jesus said to them, “What about these people from Galilee? Were they worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee because they suffered these things?


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What about those eighteen men who were killed when the high building in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were the worst sinners living in Jerusalem?


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The Picture-Story of the Fig Tree Which Had No Fruit
Then He told them this picture-story: “A man had a fig tree in his grape-field. He looked for fruit on it but found none.


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He said to his servant, ‘See! For three years I have been coming here looking for fruit on this fig tree. I never find any. Cut it down. Why does it even waste the ground?’


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Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest
Jesus was teaching in one of the Jewish places of worship on the Day of Rest.


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A woman was there who had suffered for eighteen years because of a demon. She was not able to stand up straight.


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The leader of the Jewish place of worship was angry because Jesus healed on the Day of Rest. The leader said to the people, “There are six days in which work should be done. Come on those days and get healed. Do not come to be healed on the Day of Rest.”


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The Lord said to him, “You pretend to be someone you are not! Do not each of you let his cow or his donkey out and lead them to water on the Day of Rest?


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Should not this Jewish woman be made free from this trouble on the Day of Rest? She has been chained by Satan for eighteen years.”


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When He said this, all those who were against Him were ashamed. All the many people were glad for the great things being done by Him.


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The Picture-Stories of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Then Jesus asked, “What is the holy nation of God like? What can I use to show you?


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It is like a mustard seed which a man took and planted in his field. It grew and became a tree. The birds of the sky stayed in its branches.”


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Jesus Teaches on the Way to Jerusalem
Jesus taught the people as He went through the cities and towns on His way to Jerusalem.


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Someone asked Jesus, “Lord, will only a few people be saved from the punishment of sin?” Jesus said to them,


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“Work hard to go in through the narrow door. I tell you, many will try to go in but will not be able to go in.


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The owner of the house will get up and shut the door. You who are on the outside will knock on the door and say, ‘Lord, let us in.’ Then He will say, ‘I do not know you.’


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“There will be loud crying and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the early preachers in the holy nation of God, but you will be put out.


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Those who sit at the table in the holy nation of God will come from the east and west and from the north and south.


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That same day some of the proud religious law-keepers came to Jesus. They said, “Go away from here! Herod wants to kill You.”


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Jesus said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘See. I put out demons and heal the sick. I will do these things today and tomorrow. And the third day My work will be finished.’


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But I must go on My way today and tomorrow and the day after. One who speaks for God cannot die except at Jerusalem.


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Jesus Sorrows Over Jerusalem
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the early preachers and throw stones on those sent to you. How many times I wanted to gather your children around me, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, but you would not let Me.


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See! Your house is empty. And I tell you, you will not see Me again until the time comes when you will say, ‘Great and honored is the One Who comes in the name of the Lord.’”


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Another Man Healed on the Day of Rest
On the Day of Rest Jesus went into the house of one of the leaders of the proud religious law-keepers to eat. They all watched Jesus to see what He would do.


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Jesus asked the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers, “Does the Law say it is right to heal on the Day of Rest, or not?”


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Then Jesus said to the leaders, “If one of you had a cow or donkey that fell into a hole, would you not go at once and pull it out on the Day of Rest?”


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Jesus Teaches about How to Live with Others
Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,


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“When you are asked by someone to a wedding supper, do not take the important seat. Someone more important than you may have been asked to come also.


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The one who asked both of you to come may say to you, ‘The important seat is for this man.’ Then you will be ashamed as you take the last place.


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But when you are asked to come to the table, sit down on the last seat. Then the one who asked you may come and say to you, ‘Friend, go to a more important place.’ Then you will be shown respect in front of all who are at the table with you.


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Whoever makes himself look more important than he is will find out how little he is worth. Whoever does not try to honor himself will be made important.”


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Then Jesus said to the man who asked Him to eat in his house, “When you have a supper, do not ask your friends or your brothers or your family or your rich neighbors. They will ask you to come to their place for a supper. That way you will be paid back for what you have done.


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You will be happy if you do this. They cannot pay you back. You will get your pay when the people who are right with God are raised from the dead.”


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When one of those eating at the table with Jesus heard this, he said, “Everyone is happy who will eat in the holy nation of God.”


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The Picture-Story of the Big Supper
Then Jesus said to the leader of the proud religious law-keepers, “There was a man who was giving a big supper. He asked many people to come to eat.


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When it was about time to eat, he sent one of the servants he owned to tell those he had asked, saying, ‘Come, everything is ready now.’


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They all gave different reasons why they could not come. The first said, ‘I have bought some land and I must go and see it. Do not expect me to come.’


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Another one said, ‘I have bought ten cows to use for working in my fields. I must go and try them out. Do not expect me to come.’


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“The servant went back to his owner and told him these things. Then his owner became angry. He said to his servant, ‘Hurry into the streets and narrow roads of the city and bring poor people here. Bring those whose bodies are diseased. Bring those who cannot walk and those who are blind.’


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The servant came back and said, ‘Sir, what you told me to do has been done. But there are still some empty places.’


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Then the owner said to his servant, ‘Go out along the roads leading away from the city and into the fields. Tell them they must come. Do this so my house will be filled.


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“If any man comes to Me and does not have much more love for Me than for his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be My follower.


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“If one of you wanted to build a large building, you would sit down first and think of how much money it would take to build it. You would see if you had enough money to finish it,


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or when the base of the building is finished, you might see that you do not have enough money to finish it. Then all who would see it would make fun of you.


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“What if a king is going to war with another king? Will he not sit down first and decide if he is able to go with 10,000 men against the other king who is coming with 20,000 men?


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Or, he will send a soldier to the other king while he is still a long way off. He will ask what can be done to have peace.


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The proud religious law-keepers and the teachers of the Law began to speak against Him. They said, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”


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“What if one of you had one hundred sheep and you lost one of them? Would you not leave the ninety-nine in the country and go back and look for the one which was lost until you find it?


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Then you would go to your house and call your friends and neighbors. You would say to them, ‘Be happy with me because I have found my sheep that was lost.’


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I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven because of one sinner who is sorry for his sins and turns from them, than for ninety-nine people right with God who do not have sins to be sorry for.


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The Picture-Story of the Lost Piece of Money
“What if a woman has ten silver pieces of money and loses one of them? Does she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and look until she finds it?


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When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together. She says to them, ‘Be happy with me. I have found the piece of money I had lost.’


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I tell you, it is the same way among the angels of God. If one sinner is sorry for his sins and turns from them, the angels are very happy.”


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The Picture-Story of the Foolish Son Who Spent All His Money
And Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.


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The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, let me have the part of the family riches that will be coming to me.’ Then the father divided all that he owned between his two sons.


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Soon after that the younger son took all that had been given to him and went to another country far away. There he spent all he had on wild and foolish living.


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He was so hungry he was ready to eat the outside part of the ears of the corn the pigs ate because no one gave him anything.


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“He began to think about what he had done. He said to himself, ‘My father pays many men who work for him. They have all the food they want and more than enough. I am about dead because I am so hungry.


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I will get up and go to my father. I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.


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“The son got up and went to his father. While he was yet a long way off, his father saw him. The father was full of loving-pity for him. He ran and threw his arms around him and kissed him.


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The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am not good enough to be called your son.’


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But the father said to the workmen he owned, ‘Hurry! Get the best coat and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.


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For my son was dead and now he is alive again. He was lost and now he is found. Let us eat and have a good time.’


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The servant answered, ‘Your brother has come back and your father has killed the fat calf. Your brother is in the house and is well.’


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The older brother was angry and would not go into the house. His father went outside and asked him to come in.


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The older son said to his father, ‘All these many years I have served you. I have always obeyed what you said. But you never gave me a young goat so I could have a supper and a good time with my friends.


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But as soon as this son of yours came back, you killed the fat calf. And yet he wasted your money with bad women.’


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It is right and good that we should have a good time and be glad. Your brother was dead and now he is alive again. He was lost and now he is found.’”


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The Picture-Story of the Boss Who Stole
Jesus said to His followers, “There was a rich man who put a boss over his houses and lands. Someone told him that his boss was not using his riches in a right way.


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The rich man sent for the boss and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done with my things. You are not to be the boss of my houses and lands anymore.’


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“The boss said to himself, ‘What will I do now? The owner of the houses and lands is taking my work away from me. I cannot dig in the ground for a living. I am too proud to ask for help.


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I know what I will do. I will make it so that when I lose this work I will be able to go to the homes of my friends.’


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“He sent for the people who owed the rich man. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe the owner?’


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The first man said, ‘One hundred barrels of oil.’ The boss said to him, ‘Take your bill. Sit down at once and change it to fifty.’


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He asked another one, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘One hundred bags of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’


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Then the rich man said that this sinful boss had been wise to plan for himself for the days ahead. For the people of the world are wiser in their day than the children of light.


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“I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using the riches of the world that are so often used in wrong ways. So when riches are a thing of the past, friends may receive you into a home that will be forever.


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He that is faithful with little things is faithful with big things also. He that is not honest with little things is not honest with big things.


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If you have not been faithful in that which belongs to another person, who will give you things to have as your own?


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No servant can have two bosses. He will hate the one and love the other. Or, he will be faithful to one and not faithful to the other. You cannot be faithful to God and to riches at the same time.”


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Jesus Teaches That the Law Is Not Finished
The proud religious law-keepers heard all these things. They loved money so they made fun of Jesus.


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Jesus said to them, “You are the kind of people who make yourselves look good before other people. God knows your hearts. What men think is good is hated in the eyes of God.


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Until John came, you had the writings of the Law and of the early preachers. From that time until now the Good News of the holy nation of God has been preached. Everyone is pushing his way in.


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But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small part of a word in the Law to be of no more use.


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“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman is not faithful in marriage and is guilty of sex sins.


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The Rich Man and the Man Who Begged for Food
“There was a rich man who dressed in purple linen clothes everyday. He lived like a king would live with the best of food.


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He wanted the pieces of food that fell from the table of the rich man. Even dogs came and licked his sores.


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“The poor man who asked for food died. He was taken by the angels into the arms of Abraham. The rich man died also and was buried.


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In hell the rich man was in much pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus beside him.


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He cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me. Send Lazarus. Let him put the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in much pain in this fire.’


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Abraham said, ‘My son, do not forget that when you were living you had your good things. Lazarus had bad things. Now he is well cared for. You are in pain.


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And more than all this, there is a big deep place between us. No one from here can go there even if he wanted to go. No one can come from there.’


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I have five brothers. Let him tell them of these things, or they will come to this place of much pain also.’


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Abraham said, ‘They have the Writings of Moses and of the early preachers. Let them hear what they say.’


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But the rich man said, ‘No, Father Abraham. If someone goes to them from the dead, they will be sorry for their sins and turn from them.’


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Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and to the early preachers, they will not listen even if someone is raised from the dead.’”


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Jesus Teaches about Forgiving
Jesus said to His followers, “For sure, things will come that will make people sin. But it is bad for the person who makes someone else sin.


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It would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and be thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.


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“Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, speak sharp words to him. If he is sorry and turns from his sin, forgive him.


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What if he sins against you seven times in one day? If he comes to you and says he is sorry and turns from his sin, forgive him.”


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The Lord said, “If your faith was as a mustard seed, you could say to this tree, ‘Be pulled out of the ground and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.


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Jesus Teaches about Being Faithful
“What if you owned a servant who was working in the field or taking care of sheep? Would you say to him when he came in from his work, ‘Come and sit down to eat?’


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No, instead you would say, ‘Get my supper ready. Dress yourself and care for me until I am through eating and drinking. Then you can eat and drink.’


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It is the same with you also. When you do everything you have been told to do, you must say, ‘We are not any special servants. We have done only what we should have done.’”


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Jesus Heals Ten Men with a Bad Skin Disease
Jesus went on His way to Jerusalem. He was passing between the countries of Samaria and Galilee.


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As He was going into one of the towns, ten men with a bad skin disease came to Him. They stood a little way off.


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When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go and show yourselves to the religious leaders.” As they went, they were healed.


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Jesus Teaches about the Holy Nation of God
The proud religious law-keepers asked when the holy nation of God would come. Jesus said to them, “The holy nation of God is not coming in such a way that can be seen with the eyes.


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Jesus Tells of His Second Coming
Jesus said to His followers, “The time will come when you will wish you could see the Son of Man for one day. But you will not be able to.


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When the Son of Man comes, He will be as lightning that shines from one part of the sky to the other.


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But before that, He must suffer many hard things. The people of this day will have nothing to do with Him.


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People ate and drank. They married and were given in marriage. They did these things until the day Noah went into the large boat. Then the flood came and killed all the people on earth.


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It was the same in the time of Lot. People ate and drank. They bought and sold. They planted and built.


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But the day Lot left the city of Sodom, fire and sulphur came down from heaven like rain. It killed all the people of Sodom.


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In that day the man who is on top of a house should not come down to take his things out of the house. In the same way, the man who is in the field should not go back to his house.


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“He who wants to keep his life will have it taken away from him. He who loses his life will have it given back to him.


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I tell you, on that night there will be two men in the same bed. One of them will be taken. The other will be left.


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Then they asked Jesus, “Where will this happen?” He said to them, “Birds also gather where there is a dead body.”


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The Picture-Story of the Woman Whose Husband Had Died
Jesus told them a picture-story to show that men should always pray and not give up.


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He said, “There was a man in one of the cities who was head of the court. His work was to say if a person was guilty or not. This man was not afraid of God. He did not respect any man.


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In that city there was a woman whose husband had died. She kept coming to him and saying, ‘Help me! There is someone who is working against me.’


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For awhile he would not help her. Then he began to think, ‘I am not afraid of God and I do not respect any man.


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But I will see that this woman whose husband has died gets her rights because I get tired of her coming all the time.’”


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Will not God make the things that are right come to His chosen people who cry day and night to Him? Will He wait a long time to help them?


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I tell you, He will be quick to help them. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”


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The Picture-Story of the Proud Religious Law-Keepers and the Tax-Gatherers
Jesus told another picture-story to some people who trusted in themselves and thought they were right with God. These people did not think well of other men.


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Jesus said, “Two men went up to the house of God to pray. One of them was a proud religious law-keeper. The other was a man who gathered taxes.


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The proud religious law-keeper stood and prayed to himself like this, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men. I am not like those who steal. I am not like those who do things that are wrong. I am not like those who do sex sins. I am not even like this tax-gatherer.


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I go without food two times a week so I can pray better. I give one-tenth part of the money I earn.’


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But the man who gathered taxes stood a long way off. He would not even lift his eyes to heaven. But he hit himself on his chest and said, ‘God, have pity on me! I am a sinner!’


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I tell you, this man went back to his house forgiven, and not the other man. For whoever makes himself look more important than he is will find out how little he is worth. Whoever does not try to honor himself will be made important.”


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Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children
People took their little children to Jesus so He could put His hand on them. When His followers saw it, they spoke sharp words to the people.


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Jesus called the followers to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me. Do not try to stop them. The holy nation of God is made up of ones like these.


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For sure, I tell you, whoever does not receive the holy nation of God as a child will not go into the holy nation.”


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Jesus Teaches about Keeping the Law
A leader of the people asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?”


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You know the Laws. You must not do any sex sins. You must not kill another person. You must not steal. You must not tell a lie about someone else. Respect your father and your mother.”


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When Jesus heard this, He said to the leader of the people, “There is still one thing you need to do. Sell everything you have. Give the money to poor people. Then you will have riches in heaven. Come and follow Me.”


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When Jesus saw that he was very sad, He said, “It is hard for those with riches to go into the holy nation 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 go into the holy nation of God.”


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, anyone who has left his house or parents or brothers or wife or children because of the holy nation of God


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Jesus Tells of His Death the Third Time
Then Jesus took the twelve followers to one side and said, “See! We are going up to Jerusalem. All the things the early preachers wrote about the Son of Man are going to happen.


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He will be given over to the people who are not Jews. He will be made fun of. He will be hurt. He will be spit on.


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The followers did not understand these words. The meaning of these words was hidden from them. They did not know what He said.


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Healing of the Blind Man
Jesus was coming near Jericho. A blind man was sitting by the side of the road, begging.


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The people spoke sharp words to him and told him not to call out. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.”


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Jesus stopped and told the people to bring the blind man to Him. When the man was near, Jesus asked,


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At once he could see. He followed Jesus and gave thanks to God. All the people gave thanks to God when they saw it.


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Zaccheus wanted to see Jesus but he could not because so many people were there and he was a short man.


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When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw Zaccheus. He said, “Zaccheus, come down at once. I must stay in your house today.”


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When the people saw it, they began to complain among themselves. They said, “He is going to stay with a man who is known to be a sinner.”


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Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord, “Lord, see! Half of what I own I will give to poor people. And if I have taken money from anyone in a wrong way, I will pay him back four times as much.”


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The Picture-Story of the Ten Servants and the Money
As they heard these things, Jesus told them a picture-story. Because He was near Jerusalem, they thought the holy nation of God would come at once.


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So Jesus said, “A leader of a country went to another country far away. A nation was to be given to him, then he would return home.


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He called ten of the servants he owned. He gave them ten pieces of money and said to them, ‘Put this money to use until I return.’


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But other men in his country hated him. They sent men after him to tell him they did not want him as their king.


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After he had been given the other nation, he returned as king. He asked for his servants who had received the money to come to him. He wanted to know how much more they had after putting it to use.


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The first one came and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made ten more pieces of money.’


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He said to him, ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful in using a little. Now you will be leader over ten cities.’


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“The second man came to him and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made five more pieces of money.’


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“Another one came saying, ‘Lord, look! Here is your piece of money. I have kept it hid in a piece of cloth.


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I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You take what you have not put down. You gather where you have not planted.’


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The king said to him, ‘By the words from your own mouth I must say that you are guilty. You are a sinful servant. You knew I was a hard man. You knew I take what I have not put down. You knew I gather where I have not planted.


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Why did you not put my money in the bank? Then when I came back I could have had my own money and what the bank paid for using it.’


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“Then he said to those who were standing by, ‘Take the piece of money from him and give it to the one who has ten pieces of money.’


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Jesus said, “I tell you, he who has, to him will be given more. To him who does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him.


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The Last Time Jesus Goes into Jerusalem
When Jesus was coming near the towns of Bethphage and Bethany by the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His followers on ahead.


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He said, “Go into the town ahead of you. There you will find a young donkey tied. No man has ever sat on it. Let it loose and bring it to Me.


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As they were letting the young donkey loose, the owners said to them, “Why are you letting the young donkey loose?”


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Jesus was near the city and ready to go down the Mount of Olives. The many people who were following Him began to sing with loud voices and give thanks for all the powerful works they had seen.


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They said, “Great and honored is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord. There is peace and greatness in the highest heaven.”


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Some of the proud religious law-keepers who were in among the people said to Jesus, “Teacher, speak sharp words to Your followers.”


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He said, “If you had only known on this great day the things that make peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.


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The time is coming when those who hate you will dig earth and throw it up around you making a wall. They will shut you in from every side.


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They will destroy you and your children with you. There will not be one stone on another. It is because you did not know when God visited you.”


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Jesus Stops the Buying and Selling in the House of God
Jesus went into the house of God. He made those leave who were buying and selling there.


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He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer.’ ‘But you have made it a place of robbers.’”


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Jesus taught each day in the house of God. But the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and other leaders of the people tried to think of some way they could kill Him.


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They Ask Jesus Who Gave Him the Power to Do These Things
As He was teaching and preaching the Good News, the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and the elders came.


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They said to Him, “Tell us, by what right and power are You doing these things? Who gave You the right and the power?”


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They said to themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’


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But if we say, ‘From men,’ then all the people will throw stones at us because they believe John was one who spoke for God.”


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Jesus said to them, “And I will not tell you where I get the right and the power to do these things.”


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The Picture-Story of the Grape-Field
Jesus began to tell the people a picture-story, saying, “There was a man who planted a grape-field. He rented it to farmers. Then he went to a country far away for a long time.


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At the time of gathering fruit he sent one of his servants to the farmers to get some of the fruit. But the farmers beat him and sent him away without fruit.


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He sent another servant. The farmers beat him also. They made it very hard for him and sent him away without fruit.


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“Then the owner of the grape-field said, ‘What should I do? I will send my much-loved son. They might respect him.’


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The farmers saw the son. They said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him, and we will get everything.’


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They put him out of the grape-field and killed him. Now what will the owner of the grape-field do to them?


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He will come and kill those farmers. Then he will rent the grape-field to other farmers.”
When they heard this, they said, “May this never be done!”


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Jesus looked at them and said, “What does this writing mean, ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the building’?


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They Try to Trap Jesus
At this time the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law tried to take Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. These leaders knew Jesus had told this picture-story against them.


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They watched Jesus and they sent men who pretended to be good people to watch Him. They wanted to trap Him in something He said. Then they could give Him over to the leader of the people who had the right and the power to say what to do with Him.


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These men who were sent asked Jesus, “Teacher, we know what You say and teach is right. We know You do not show more respect to one person than to another. We know You teach the truth about God.


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Jesus said to them, “Pay to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar. Pay to God the things that belong to God.”


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They could find nothing wrong with what He taught. They were surprised and wondered about what He told the people, so they said nothing more.


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“Teacher, Moses wrote to us in the Law, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, then his brother must marry her. He should have children for his brother who died.’


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The third brother took her for his wife. In the same way all seven took her for a wife. They all died without children.


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When people are raised from the dead, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers had her for a wife.”


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But those who have the right to have that life and are raised from the dead do not marry and are not given in marriage.


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They cannot die anymore. They are as the angels and are sons of God. They are children who have been raised from the dead.


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As for the dead being raised, even Moses spoke of that when he told of the burning bush. There he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.


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Jesus Asks the Teachers of the Law about the Christ
Jesus said to them, “How do they say that Christ is the Son of David?


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“Look out for the teachers of the Law. They like to walk around in long coats. They like to have people speak words of respect to them in the center of town where people gather. They like the important seats in the places of worship. They like the important places at big suppers.


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They take houses from poor women whose husbands have died. They cover up their actions by making long prayers. They will be punished all the more.”


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A Woman Whose Husband Had Died Gave All She Had
Jesus looked up and saw rich men putting their money into the money box in the house of God.


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For they have put in a little of the money they had no need for. She is very poor and has put in all she had. She has put in what she needed for her own living.”


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Jesus Tells of the House of God
Some people were talking about the house of God. They were saying that the stones were beautiful and that many gifts had been given. Jesus said,


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“As for these things you see, all these stones will be thrown down. Not one will be left on another.”


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They asked Jesus, “Teacher, when will this take place? What are we to look for to show us these things are about to happen?”


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He said, “Be careful that no one leads you the wrong way. For many people will come in My name. They will say, ‘I am the Christ.’ The time is near. Do not follow them.


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When you hear of wars and fighting in different places, do not be afraid. These things have to happen first, but the end is not yet.”


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Then Jesus said to them, “Nations will have wars with other nations. Countries will fight against countries.


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The earth will shake and break apart in different places. There will be no food. There will be bad diseases among many people. Very special things will be seen in the sky that will make people much afraid.


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“But before all this happens, men will take hold of you and make it very hard for you. They will give you over to the places of worship and to the prisons. They will bring you in front of kings and the leaders of the people. This will all be done to you because of Me.


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For I will give you wisdom in what to say and I will help you say it. Those who are against you will not be able to stop you or say you are wrong.


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“You will be handed over by your parents and your brothers and your family and your friends. They will kill some of you.


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Days of Trouble and Pain and Sorrow
“When you see armies all around Jerusalem, know that it will soon be destroyed.


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Those in the country of Judea must run to the mountains. Those in the city must leave at once. Those in the country must not go into the city.


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“It will be hard for women who will soon be mothers. It will be hard for those feeding babies in those days. It will be very hard for the people in the land and anger will be brought down on them.


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People will be killed by the sword. They will be held in prison by all nations. Jerusalem will be walked over by the people who are not Jews until their time is finished.


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Jesus Will Come Again in His Shining-Greatness
“There will be special things to look for in the sun and moon and stars. The nations of the earth will be troubled and will not know what to do. They will be troubled at the angry sea and waves.


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The hearts of men will give up because of being afraid of what is coming on the earth. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.


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When these things begin to happen, lift up your heads because you have been bought by the blood of Christ and will soon be free.”


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The Picture-Story of the Fig Tree
Jesus told them a picture-story. He said, “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.


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Watch yourselves! Do not let yourselves be loaded down with too much eating and strong drink. Do not be troubled with the cares of this life. If you do, that day will come on you without you knowing it.


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Be sure you watch. Pray all the time so that you may be able to keep from going through all these things that will happen and be able to stand before the Son of Man.”


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Everyday Jesus taught in the house of God. At night He went to the Mount of Olives and stayed there.


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They Look for a Way to Put Jesus to Death
The time for the supper of bread without yeast was near. It was the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.


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The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law looked for a way to kill Jesus. But they were afraid of the people.


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Then Satan came into the heart of Judas who was called Iscariot. He was one of the twelve followers.


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Judas went away and talked with the religious leaders and the leaders of the people. He talked about how he might hand Jesus over to them.


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Judas promised to do this and then looked for a way to hand Jesus over when there were no people around.


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Getting Ready for the Special Supper
The day of bread without yeast came. It was the day when the lamb had to be killed and given on the altar in worship in the house of God. It was the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.


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He answered, “See, when you go into the city, you will meet a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him into the house where he goes.


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Say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks you, “Where is the room you keep for friends where I may eat this special supper with My followers?”’


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He said to them, “I have wanted very much to eat this special supper with you to remember how the Jews left Egypt. I have wanted to eat this with you before I suffer.


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I say to you, I will not eat this special supper again until its true meaning is completed in the holy nation of God.”


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Then Jesus took bread and gave thanks and broke it in pieces. He gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this to remember Me.”


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In the same way, after they had finished the bread, He took the cup. He said, “This cup is My blood of the New Way of Worship which is given for you.


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Jesus Tells of the One Who Will Hand Him Over
“See, the hand of the one who will give Me over to the leaders of the country is on the table with Me.


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The Son of Man will be taken this way because it has been in God’s plan. But it is bad for that man who hands Him over!”


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Arguing about Who Is the Greatest
They started to argue among themselves about who was thought to be the greatest.


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Jesus said to them, “The kings of the nations show their power to the people. Those who have power over the people are given names of honor.


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But you will not be like that. Let the greatest among you be as the least. Let the leader be as the one who cares for others.


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Who is greater, the one who is eating at the table, or the one who is caring for him? Is it not the one who is eating at the table? But I am here with you as One Who cares for you.


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The Followers Will Be Honored
“You have stayed with Me through all the hard things that have come to Me.


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to eat and drink at My table in My holy nation. You will sit on thrones and judge the twelve family groups of the Jewish nation.”


book: Luke
contenido:
Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him
The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has wanted to have you. He will divide you as wheat is divided from that which is no good.


book: Luke
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But I have prayed for you. I have prayed that your faith will be strong and that you will not give up. When you return, you must help to make your brothers strong.”


book: Luke
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Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, a rooster will not crow today before you will say three times that you do not know Me.”


book: Luke
contenido:
The Followers Are Told of Trouble to Come
Jesus said to them, “I sent you without money or bag or shoes. Did you need anything?” They said, “Nothing.”


book: Luke
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Then He said to them, “But now whoever has a money-bag and a bag for food should take it. Whoever does not have a sword should sell his coat and buy one.


book: Luke
contenido:
I tell you, that what has been written about Me must happen. It says, ‘They thought of Him as One Who broke the Law.’  What is told about Me must happen.”


book: Luke
contenido:
Jesus Prays in the Garden
Jesus came out of the room. Then He went to the Mount of Olives as He had been doing. The followers went with Him.


book: Luke
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He walked away from them about as far as a stone can be thrown. There He got down with His face on the ground and prayed.


book: Luke
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He said, “Father, if it can be done, take away what must happen to Me. Even so, not what I want, but what You want.”


book: Luke
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His heart was much troubled and He prayed all the more. Water ran from His face like blood and fell to the ground.


book: Luke
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When Jesus got up after praying, He went back to the followers. He found them sleeping because of so much sorrow.


book: Luke
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Jesus Is Handed Over to Sinners
While Jesus was speaking, Judas came walking ahead of many people. He was one of the twelve followers. He came near to Jesus to kiss Him.


book: Luke
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Jesus Stands in Front of the Religious Leaders
Jesus said to the religious leaders and the leaders of the house of God and the other leaders who came to Him, “Have you come with swords and sticks to take Me, as if I were a robber?


book: Luke
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While I was with you everyday in the house of God, you never took hold of Me. But now is the time you are to come and you have come in the dark.”


book: Luke
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Then they led Jesus away to the house of the head religious leader. Peter followed a long way behind Him.


book: Luke
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Peter Said He Did Not Know Jesus
They built a fire in the yard and sat down. Peter sat down with them.


book: Luke
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One of the servant-girls saw Peter as he sat by the fire and looked right at him. She said, “This man was with Jesus also.”


book: Luke
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After awhile another person saw him and said, “You are one of them also.” Peter said, “No, sir, I am not.”


book: Luke
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About an hour later another person said the same thing, “For sure, this man was with Jesus also because he is from Galilee.”


book: Luke
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But Peter said, “Sir, I do not know what you are saying.” And at once, while he was talking, a rooster crowed.


book: Luke
contenido:
The Lord turned and looked at Peter. He remembered the Lord had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know Me.”


book: Luke
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When it was morning the leaders of the people and the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law got together. They took Jesus to the court of the religious leader. They said,


book: Luke
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Then they said, “What other word do we need against Him? We have heard Him say this with His own mouth.”


book: Luke
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They began to tell things against Him, saying, “We have found this Man leading the people of our nation in a wrong way. He has been telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar. He has been saying He is Christ, a King.”


book: Luke
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They became more angry. They said, “He makes trouble among the people. He has been teaching over all the country of Judea, starting in Galilee and now here.”


book: Luke
contenido:
As soon as Pilate knew Jesus belonged in the country where Herod was king, he sent Him to Herod. Herod was in Jerusalem at that time also.


book: Luke
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Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus because he had wanted to see Him for a long time. He had heard many things about Him and had hoped to see Him do some powerful work.


book: Luke
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The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law were standing there. They said many false things against Him.


book: Luke
contenido:
Then Herod and his soldiers were very bad to Jesus and made fun of Him. They put a beautiful coat on Him and sent Him back to Pilate.


book: Luke
contenido:
He said to them, “You brought this Man to me as one that leads the people in the wrong way. I have asked Him about these things in front of you. I do not find Him guilty of the things you say against Him.


book: Luke
contenido:
Herod found nothing wrong with Him because he sent Him back to us. There is no reason to have Him put to death.


book: Luke
contenido:
Jesus or Barabbas Is to Go Free
*Every year at the time of the special supper, Pilate would let one person who was in prison go free.


book: Luke
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Barabbas had killed some people and had made trouble against the leaders of the country. He had been put in prison.


book: Luke
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Pilate said to them the third time, “Why, what bad thing has He done? I have found no reason to put Him to death. I will punish Him and let Him go free.”


book: Luke
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But they kept on crying out with loud voices saying that He must be nailed to a cross. Their loud voices got what they wanted.


book: Luke
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Pilate let the man go free who had made trouble against the leaders of the country and who had killed people. He gave Jesus over to them to do with as they wanted.


book: Luke
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Jesus on the Cross
They led Jesus away. A man named Simon was coming in from the country of Cyrene and they made him carry the cross following behind Jesus.


book: Luke
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Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem do not cry for Me. Cry for yourselves and your children.


book: Luke
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Listen! The days are coming when they will say, ‘Those who have never had children are happy. Those whose bodies have never given birth are happy. Those who have never fed babies are happy.’


book: Luke
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Two other men were led away with Jesus to be put to death also. These men had done things making them guilty of death.


book: Luke
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When they came to the place called Calvary, they nailed Jesus to a cross. The other two men were nailed to crosses also. One was on the right side of Jesus and the other was on His left side.


book: Luke
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Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.” And they divided His clothes by drawing names.


book: Luke
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The people stood around looking on. The leaders were there with them making fun of Jesus. They said, “He saved others, let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God!”


book: Luke
contenido:
These words were written in the Greek and Latin and Hebrew languages above His head: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”


book: Luke
contenido:
The Two Robbers
One of the men who was guilty of death who was on a cross beside Jesus spoke bad words to Him. He said, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”


book: Luke
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But the other man on a cross spoke sharp words to the one who made fun of Jesus. He said, “Are you not afraid of God? You are also guilty and will be punished.


book: Luke
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We are suffering and we should, because of the wrong we have done. But this Man has done nothing wrong.”


book: Luke
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Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I give My spirit.” When He said this, He died.


book: Luke
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All the many people who came together to see the things that were done, went away beating themselves on their chests.


book: Luke
contenido:
All His friends and the women who had come with Him from Galilee stood a long way off watching these things.


book: Luke
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The Grave of Jesus
There was a man named Joseph who belonged to the court. He was a good man and one who did right.


book: Luke
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This man did not agree with what the court did. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews. He was looking for the holy nation of God to come.


book: Luke
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Then he took it down and put it in linen cloth. It was laid in a grave which had been cut out in the side of a rock. This grave had never been used.


book: Luke
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The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed behind. They saw the grave and how His body was laid.


book: Luke
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They went back and got some spices and perfumes ready. But they rested on the Day of Rest as the Law said to do.


book: Luke
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Jesus Is Raised from the Dead
Early in the morning on the first day of the week, the women went to the grave taking the spices they had made ready.


book: Luke
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They were very much afraid and got down with their faces to the ground. The men said to them, “Why do you look for the living One among those who are dead?


book: Luke
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He said, ‘The Son of Man must be given over into the hands of sinful men. He must be nailed to a cross. He will rise again three days later.’”


book: Luke
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When they came back from the grave, they told all these things to the eleven followers and to all the others.


book: Luke
contenido:
They were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James. Other women who were with them told these things to the followers also.


book: Luke
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But Peter got up and ran to the grave. He got down to look in and saw only the linen clothes. Then he went away, surprised about what had happened.


book: Luke
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The Followers of Jesus Do Not Believe He Is Risen
That same day two of His followers were going to the town of Emmaus. It was about a two-hour walk from Jerusalem.


book: Luke
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One of them, whose name was Cleopas, said to Him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who has not heard of the things that have happened here these days?”


book: Luke
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Jesus said to them, “What things?” They answered, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth. He was the great One Who spoke for God. He did powerful works and spoke powerful words in the sight of God and the people.


book: Luke
contenido:
And the religious leaders and the leaders of the people gave Him over to be killed and nailed Him to a cross.


book: Luke
contenido:
We were hoping He was the One Who was going to make the Jewish people free. But it was three days ago when these things happened.


book: Luke
contenido:
“Some of the women of our group have surprised us and made us wonder. They went to the grave early this morning.


book: Luke
contenido:
They did not find His body. They came back saying they had seen angels in a special dream who said that He was alive.


book: Luke
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Some of those who were with us went to the grave and found it as the women had said. But they did not see Him.”


book: Luke
contenido:
Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish men. How slow you are to believe what the early preachers have said.


book: Luke
contenido:
Jesus kept on telling them what Moses and all the early preachers had said about Him in the Holy Writings.


book: Luke
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But they said to Him, “Stay with us. It will soon be evening. The day is about over.” He went in to stay with them.


book: Luke
contenido:
As He sat at the table with them, He took the bread and gave thanks and broke it. Then He gave it to them.


book: Luke
contenido:
They said to each other, “Were not our hearts filled with joy when He talked to us on the road about what the Holy Writings said?”


book: Luke
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Then they got up at once and went back to Jerusalem. They found the eleven followers together and others with them.


book: Luke
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Jesus Is Seen by the Other Ten Followers
As they talked, Jesus Himself stood among them. He said, “May you have peace.”


book: Luke
contenido:
Look at My hands and My feet. See! It is I, Myself! Touch Me and see for yourself. A spirit does not have flesh and bones as I have.”


book: Luke
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They still wondered. It was hard for them to believe it and yet it made them happy. Then He said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”


book: Luke
contenido:
Jesus Sends His Followers to Teach
Jesus said to them, “These are the things I told you while I was yet with you. All things written about Me in the Law of Moses and in the Books of the early preachers and in the Psalms must happen as they said they would happen.”


book: Luke
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He said to them, “It is written that Christ should suffer and be raised from the dead after three days.


book: Luke
contenido:
It must be preached that men must be sorry for their sins and turn from them. Then they will be forgiven. This must be preached in His name to all nations beginning in Jerusalem.


book: Luke
contenido:
See! I will send you what My Father promised. But you are to stay in Jerusalem until you have received power from above.”


book: Luke
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Jesus Goes to Be Beside His Father
Jesus led them out as far as Bethany. Then He lifted up His hands and prayed that good would come to them.


book: Luke
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And while He was praying that good would come to them, He went from them (*and was taken up to heaven and


book: John
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Christ Lived Before the World Was Made
The Word (Christ) was in the beginning. The Word was with God. The Word was God.


book: John
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He gave the right and the power to become children of God to those who received Him. He gave this to those who put their trust in His name.


book: John
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These children of God were not born of blood and of flesh and of man’s desires, but they were born of God.


book: John
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Christ became human flesh and lived among us. We saw His shining-greatness. This greatness is given only to a much-loved Son from His Father. He was full of loving-favor and truth.


book: John
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John the Baptist Makes the Way Ready for Jesus Christ
John told about Christ and said, “I have been telling you about this One. I said, ‘He is coming after me. He is more important than I because He lived before me.’”


book: John
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The much-loved Son is beside the Father. No man has ever seen God. But Christ has made God known to us.


book: John
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The Jews sent their religious leaders and men from the family group of Levi to ask John, “Who are you?”


book: John
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They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” Then they asked, “Are you the special One Who was to come to speak for God?” John said, “No.”


book: John
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John said, “I am the voice of one crying in the desert. ‘Make the road straight for the Lord,’ as the early preacher Isaiah said.”


book: John
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They asked John again, “Then why do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or that special One Who was to come to speak for God?”


book: John
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He is the One Who is coming after me. I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes.”


book: John
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All this happened when John was baptizing in the town of Bethany. He was on the other side of the Jordan River.


book: John
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The Baptism of Jesus
The next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him. He said, “See! The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!


book: John
contenido:
I have been talking about Him. I said, ‘One is coming after me Who is more important than I, because He lived before I was born.’


book: John
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Then John said, “I saw the Holy Spirit come down on Jesus as a dove from heaven. The Holy Spirit stayed on Him.


book: John
contenido:
I did not know Him then. But God sent me to baptize with water. God said to me, ‘The Holy Spirit will come down and stay on Him. He is the One Who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’


book: John
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Jesus Calls Andrew and Peter
The next day John the Baptist was standing with two of his own followers.


book: John
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Jesus turned around and saw them following. He said to them, “What are you looking for?” They answered, “Teacher, where are you staying?”


book: John
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He said to them, “Come and see.” They followed Him and saw where He lived. They stayed with Him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.


book: John
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who had heard John’s words and had followed Jesus.


book: John
contenido:
Andrew took Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw Simon, He said, “You are Simon, the son of John. Your name will be Cephas.” The name Cephas means Peter, or a rock.


book: John
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Jesus Calls Philip And Nathanael
The next day Jesus wanted to go to the country of Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”


book: John
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Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law. He is the One the early preachers wrote about. He is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said, “See! There is a true Jew. There is nothing false in him.”


book: John
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Nathanael said to Jesus, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip talked to you, I saw you under the fig tree.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus said to him, “Do you believe because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that.


book: John
contenido:
For sure, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and God’s angels going up and coming and down on the Son of Man.”


book: John
contenido:
The Powerful Work at the Wedding of Cana
Three days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in the country of Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there.


book: John
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Six stone water jars were there. Each one held about one-half barrel of water. These water jars were used in the Jewish worship of washing.


book: John
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Then He said, “Take some out and give it to the head man who is caring for the people.” They took some to him.


book: John
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The head man tasted the water that had become wine. He did not know where it came from but the helpers who took it to him knew. He called the man who had just been married.


book: John
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The head man said to him, “Everyone puts out his best wine first. After people have had much to drink, he puts out the wine that is not so good. You have kept the good wine until now!”


book: John
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This was the first powerful work Jesus did. It was done in Cana of Galilee where He showed His power. His followers put their trust in Him.


book: John
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After this He went down to the city of Capernaum. His mother and brothers and followers went with Him. They stayed there a few days.


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God
It was time for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus went up to Jerusalem.


book: John
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He went into the house of God and found cattle and sheep and doves being sold. Men were sitting there changing money.


book: John
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Jesus made a whip of small ropes. He used it to make them all leave the house of God along with the sheep and cattle. He pushed their money off the tables and turned the tables over.


book: John
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He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things out of here! You must not make My Father’s house a place for buying and selling!”


book: John
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Then His followers remembered that it was written in the Holy Writings, “I am jealous for the honor of Your house.”


book: John
contenido:
The Jews Ask for Something Special to See
Then the Jews asked Him, “What can You do to show us You have the right and the power to do these things?”


book: John
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Then the Jews said, “It took forty-six years to build this house of God. Will You build it up in three days?”


book: John
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After Jesus had been raised from the dead, His followers remembered He said this. They believed the Holy Writings and what He had said.


book: John
contenido:
Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Many people put their trust in Him when they saw the powerful works He did.


book: John
contenido:
Nicodemus Asks Jesus about Life
There was a man named Nicodemus. He was a proud religious law-keeper and a leader of the Jews.


book: John
contenido:
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Teacher, we know You have come from God to teach us. No one can do these powerful works You do unless God is with Him.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Tells of the New Kind of Birth
Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the holy nation of God.”


book: John
contenido:
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? How can he get into his mother’s body and be born the second time?”


book: John
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Jesus answered, “For sure, I tell you, unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit of God, he cannot get into the holy nation of God.


book: John
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The wind blows where it wants to and you hear its sound. You do not know where it comes from or where it goes. It is the same with everyone who is born of the Spirit of God.”


book: John
contenido:
For sure, I tell you, We are talking about things We know. We tell of what We have seen. Yet you do not take Our words to be true.


book: John
contenido:
I tell you about things of the earth and you do not believe them. How will you believe if I tell you things about heaven?


book: John
contenido:
“No one has gone up into heaven except the One Who came down from heaven. That One is the Son of Man *Who is in heaven.


book: John
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son. Whoever puts his trust in God’s Son will not be lost but will have life that lasts forever.


book: John
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For God did not send His Son into the world to say it is guilty. He sent His Son so the world might be saved from the punishment of sin by Him.


book: John
contenido:
Whoever puts his trust in His Son is not guilty. Whoever does not put his trust in Him is guilty already. It is because he does not put his trust in the name of the only Son of God.


book: John
contenido:
“The Light has come into the world. And the Light is the test by which men are guilty or not. People love darkness more than the Light because the things they do are sinful.


book: John
contenido:
The man who does what is right comes to the Light. What he does will be seen because he has done what God wanted him to do.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Preaches in Judea
After this, Jesus and His followers came into the country of Judea. He stayed with them there and baptized people.


book: John
contenido:
John the Baptist Tells More about Jesus
John was baptizing in the town of Aenon near Salim. There was much water there and people were coming to be baptized.


book: John
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Then some of the followers of John and a Jew started to argue about the religious washing of the Jewish worship.


book: John
contenido:
They came to John and said to him, “Teacher, the One with you on the other side of the Jordan River is baptizing also. He is the One you told of. Everyone is going to Him.”


book: John
contenido:
The man who has just been married has the bride. The friend of the man just married stands at his side and listens to him. He has joy when he hears the voice of the man just married. I am full of this joy.


book: John
contenido:
“He Who comes from above is above all. He who comes from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. He Who comes from heaven is above all.


book: John
contenido:
He who puts his trust in the Son has life that lasts forever. He who does not put his trust in the Son will not have life, but the anger of God is on him.”


book: John
contenido:
A Woman of Samaria at the Well
Jesus knew the proud religious law-keepers had heard He was making and baptizing more followers than John.


book: John
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So He came to a town in Samaria called Sycar. It was near the piece of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.


book: John
contenido:
Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from traveling so He sat down just as He was by the well. It was about noon.


book: John
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The woman of Samaria said to Him, “You are a Jew. I am of Samaria. Why do You ask me for a drink when the Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria?”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus said to her, “You do not know what God has to give. You do not know Who said to you, ‘Give Me a drink.’ If you knew, you would have asked Him. He would have given you living water.”


book: John
contenido:
The woman said to Him, “Sir, the well is deep. You have nothing to get water with. Where will You get the living water?


book: John
contenido:
Are You greater than our early father Jacob? He gave us the well. He and his children and his cattle drank from it.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Tells of the Living Water
Jesus said to her, “Whoever drinks this water will be thirsty again.


book: John
contenido:
Whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never be thirsty. The water that I will give him will become in him a well of life that lasts forever.”


book: John
contenido:
The woman said, “Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty. Then I will not have to come all this way for water.”


book: John
contenido:
The woman said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said, “You told the truth when you said, ‘I have no husband.’


book: John
contenido:
Our early fathers worshiped on this mountain. You Jews say Jerusalem is the place where men should worship.”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me. The time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.


book: John
contenido:
You people do not know what you worship. We Jews know what we worship. It is through the Jews that men are saved from the punishment of their sins.


book: John
contenido:
The time is coming, yes, it is here now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father wants that kind of worshipers.


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Is the One the Jews Are Looking For
The woman said to Him, “I know the Jews are looking for One Who is coming. He is called the Christ. When He comes, He will tell us everything.”


book: John
contenido:
Right then the followers came back and were surprised and wondered about finding Him talking with a woman. But no one said, “What do You want?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Tells Them of a New Kind of Food
During this time His followers were saying to Him, “Teacher, eat something.”


book: John
contenido:
Do you not say, ‘It is four months yet until the time to gather grain’? Listen! I say to you, open your eyes and look at the fields. They are white now and waiting for the grain to be gathered in.


book: John
contenido:
The one who gathers gets his pay. He gathers fruit that lasts forever. The one who plants and the one who gathers will have joy together.


book: John
contenido:
I sent you to gather where you have not planted. Others have planted and you have come along to gather in their fruit.”


book: John
contenido:
The People of Samaria Believe in Jesus
Many people in that town of Samaria believed in Jesus because of what the woman said about Him. She said, “He told me everything I ever did.”


book: John
contenido:
So the people of Samaria came to Him. They asked Him to stay with them. Jesus stayed there two days.


book: John
contenido:
They said to the woman, “Now we believe! It is no longer because of what you said about Jesus but we have heard Him ourselves. We know, for sure, that He is the Christ, the One Who saves men of this world from the punishment of their sins.”


book: John
contenido:
When He came to Galilee, the people there were glad. They had seen all the things He did in Jerusalem. It was at the time of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. They had been there also.


book: John
contenido:
Jesus Heals the Dying Boy in Capernaum
Jesus came again to the town of Cana of Galilee where He had made water into wine. A man who worked with the king had a son who was sick in the city of Capernaum.


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This man went to Jesus. He had heard that Jesus had come from the country of Judea to Galilee. The man asked Jesus if He would go to Capernaum and heal his son who was dying.


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Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you see special things and powerful works done, you will not believe.”


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Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son will live.” The man put his trust in what Jesus said and left.


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He asked them what time his boy began to get well. They said to him, “Yesterday at one o’clock the sickness left.”


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The father knew it was the time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” He and everyone in his house put their trust in Jesus.


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This was the second powerful work that Jesus did after He came from the country of Judea to the country of Galilee.


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Jesus Heals the Man at the Pool of Bethesda
Some time later, there was a religious gathering of the Jews. Jesus went up to Jerusalem.


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Inside these porches lay many sick people. Some were blind. Some could not walk. Some could not move their bodies.


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(*An angel of the Lord came at certain times and made the water move. All of them were waiting for it to move. Whoever got in the water first after it was moving was healed of whatever sickness he had.)


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Jesus saw him lying there and knew the man had been sick a long time. Jesus said to him, “Would you like to be healed?”


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The sick man said, “Sir, I have no one to put me in the pool when the water is moving. While I am coming, another one gets in first.”


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The Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Day of Rest. It is against the Law for you to carry your bed.”


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The man who had been healed did not know Who He was. Jesus had gone away while many people were there.


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Later Jesus found the man who had been healed in the house of God. He said to him, “Listen! You have been healed. Stop sinning or something worse will come to you.”


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The Jews Want to Kill Jesus
Because Jesus did these things on the Day of Rest, the Jews made it very hard for Him.


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The Jews tried all the more to kill Him, not only because He had worked on the Day of Rest, but because He had also called God His Own Father. This made Him the same as God.


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Jesus Tells How He Works
Then Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does what He sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son does also.


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The Father loves the Son and shows the Son everything He does. The Father will show Him greater works than these. They will surprise you.


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He does this so that all people will honor the Son as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father Who sent Him.


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“For sure, I tell you, anyone who hears My Word and puts his trust in Him Who sent Me has life that lasts forever. He will not be guilty. He has already passed from death into life.


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The Good People and the Sinful People Are Raised from the Dead
“For sure, I tell you, the time is coming. Yes, the time is here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear will live.


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God has given Him the right and the power to say if people are guilty, because He is the Son of Man.


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Do not be surprised at this. The time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice.


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They will come out. Those who have done good will be raised again and will have new life. Those who have been sinful will be raised again and will be told they are guilty and will be punished.


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Jesus Tells of John and of Himself
“I can do nothing by Myself. I say who is guilty only as My Father tells Me. That way, what I say is right, because I am not trying to do what I want to do. I am doing what the Father, Who sent Me, wants Me to do.


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I do not need words from men to say I am right. I say this that you might be saved from the punishment of sin.


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John the Baptist was a burning and shining light. You were willing for awhile to be glad in his light.


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I have something greater than John which tells of Me. I am doing works the Father has given Me to do and they are proving that the Father has sent Me.


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You do not have His Word living in your hearts because you do not put your trust in the One He sent.


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“You do read the Holy Writings. You think you have life that lasts forever just because you read them. They do tell of Me.


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I have come in the name of My Father. You do not receive Me. If another person comes in his own name, you will receive him.


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How can you believe when you are always wanting honor from each other? And yet you do not look for the honor that comes from the only God.


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“Do not think that I will tell the Father you are guilty. The one who says you are guilty is Moses. You trust him.


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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
After this Jesus went over to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. It is sometimes called Tiberias.


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Jesus looked up and saw many people coming to Him. He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?”


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“There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish. What is that for so many people?”


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Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was much grass in that place. About five thousand men sat down.


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Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks. Then He gave the bread to those who were sitting down. The fish were given out the same way. The people had as much as they wanted.


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When they were filled, Jesus said to His followers, “Gather up the pieces that are left. None will be wasted.”


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The followers gathered the pieces together. Twelve baskets were filled with pieces of barley bread. These were left after all the people had eaten.


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The people saw the powerful work Jesus had done. They said, “It is true! This is the One Who speaks for God Who is to come into the world.”


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Jesus Walks on the Water
Jesus knew they were about to come and take Him to make Him king, so He went to the mountain by Himself.


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They got into a boat and started to cross the lake to go to the city of Capernaum. By this time it was dark. Jesus had not come back to them yet.


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They were about half way across the lake when they saw Jesus walking on the water. As He got near the boat, they were afraid.


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They were glad to take Him into the boat. At once they got to the other side where they wanted to go.


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Jesus Teaches Many People
The next day the people on the other side of the lake saw no other boat there but the one His followers had been in. The people knew Jesus had not gone with His followers in the boat because they had gone alone.


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There were other boats from Tiberias that had come near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.


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The people saw that Jesus and His followers were not there. They got into boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.


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The people found Him on the other side of the lake. They said to Him, “Teacher, when did You come here?”


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, you are not looking for Me because of the powerful works. You are looking for Me because you ate bread and were filled.


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Do not work for food that does not last. Work for food that lasts forever. The Son of Man will give you that kind of food. God the Father has shown He will do this.”


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Jesus Teaches about Doing the Work of God
Then the people said to Him, “What are the works God wants us to do?”


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They said to Him, “Can You show us some powerful work? Then we can see it and believe You. What will You do?


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Our early fathers ate bread that came from heaven in the desert. This happened as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”


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Jesus Is the Bread of Life
Then Jesus said to the people, “For sure, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you bread from heaven. My Father gives you the true Bread from heaven.


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Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry. He who puts his trust in Me will never be thirsty.


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I came down from heaven. I did not come to do what I wanted to do. I came to do what My Father wanted Me to do. He is the One Who sent Me.


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“The Father sent Me. He did not want Me to lose any of all those He gave Me. He wants Me to raise them to life on the last day.


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He wants everyone who sees the Son to put his trust in Him and have life that lasts forever. I will raise that one up on the last day.”


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The Jews talked among themselves against Him. They did not like it because He said, “I am the Bread that came down from heaven.”


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They asked each other, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know His father and mother. How can He say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”


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The Father sent Me. No man can come to Me unless the Father gives him the desire to come to Me. Then I will raise him to life on the last day.


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The early preachers wrote, ‘They will all be taught of God.’  Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to Me.


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I am the Living Bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this Bread, he will live forever. The Bread which I will give is My flesh. I will give this for the life of the world.”


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in you.


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Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has life that lasts forever. I will raise him up on the last day.


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The living Father sent Me and I live because of Him. In the same way, the one who eats Me will live because of Me.


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I am this Bread that came down from heaven. It is not like the bread that your early fathers ate and they died. Whoever eats this Bread will live forever.”


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Jesus said these things in the Jewish place of worship while He was teaching in the city of Capernaum.


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The Troubled Followers Leave Jesus
After hearing this, many of His followers said, “This teaching is too hard! Who can listen to it?”


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It is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh is of no help. The words I speak to you are spirit and life.


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But some of you do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning who would not put their trust in Him. He knew who would hand Him over to the leaders of the country.


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From that time on, many of His followers turned back to their old ways of living. They would not go along with Him after that.


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Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, who else can we go to? You have words that give life that lasts forever.


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He was speaking of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who was one of the twelve followers. He was ready to hand Jesus over to the leaders of the country.


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The Brothers of Jesus Argue with Him
Jesus did not stay in the country of Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him. After this He went from place to place in the country of Galilee.


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The brothers of Jesus said to Him, “Leave here and go to the country of Judea. Let Your followers there see the things You do.


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If a person wants others to know what he is doing, he does things to be seen. Since You are doing such things, show Yourself to the world.”


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His brothers went to the religious gathering. He went later by Himself so He would not be seen there.


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There was much talk among the people about Him. Some said, “He is a good Man.” Others said, “No, He leads the people in the wrong way.”


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Jesus Tells Where His Teaching Is From
The religious gathering was half over when Jesus went to the house of God and taught.


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The Jews were surprised and wondered, saying, “How can this Man know so much when He has never been to school?”


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If anyone will do what God wants, he will know if My teaching is from God, or if I am speaking of Myself.


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The man who speaks of himself is looking for greatness for himself. But He Who is looking for the greatness of the One Who sent Him is true. There is nothing false in Him.


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Moses gave you the religious act of becoming a Jew. (Yet it was not from Moses but from the early fathers.) You do this religious act on a man on the Day of Rest.


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Do not say a person is guilty by what you see. Be sure you know when you say what is right or wrong.”


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But see! This Man is speaking out in the open. They are saying nothing to Him. Do the leaders know this is the true Christ?


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Then Jesus spoke with a loud voice as He taught in the house of God. He said, “You know Me. You know where I came from. I have not come on My own. The One Who sent Me is true but you do not know Him.


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Many of the people believed in Him. They said, “When Christ comes, will He do more powerful works than this Man?”


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The proud religious law-keepers heard the people talking about Jesus. The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers sent soldiers to take Him.


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The Jews said to themselves, “Where can He go that we will not find Him? Will He go to our people who live among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?


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What does He mean when He says, ‘You will look for Me but you will not find Me, and where I go, you cannot come’?”


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Jesus Promises to Give the Holy Spirit
It was the last and great day of the religious gathering. Jesus stood up and spoke with a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.


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The Holy Writings say that rivers of living water will flow from the heart of the one who puts his trust in Me.”


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Jesus said this about the Holy Spirit Who would come to those who put their trust in Him. The Holy Spirit had not yet been given. Jesus had not yet been raised to the place of honor.


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The People Cannot Make Up Their Minds Who He Is
When many of the people heard His words, they said, “For sure, this is the One Who speaks for God.”


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Others said, “He is the Christ!” Some said, “The Christ would not come from the country of Galilee, would He?


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Do not the Holy Writings say that the Christ will come from the family of David? Will He not come from the town of Bethlehem where David lived?”


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The soldiers came back to the religious leaders of the Jews and to the proud religious law-keepers. They said to the soldiers, “Why did you not bring Him?”


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(Nicodemus was one of the proud religious law-keepers. He had come to Jesus at another time.) Nicodemus said to them,


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“Our Law does not say a man is guilty before he has been in court and before we know what he has done.”


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They said to him, “Are you from Galilee also? Look into the Word of God yourself. You will see that no one who speaks for God comes from Galilee.”


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Jesus Speaks to the Teachers of the Law and the Proud Religious Law-Keepers
(*Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.


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Early in the morning He went back to the house of God and all the people came to Him. He sat down and taught them.


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The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers came to Him. They brought a woman who had been caught doing a sex sin. They made her stand in front of them all.


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They were trying to set a trap to find something against Him. Jesus got down and began to write in the dust with His finger.


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They kept on asking Him. Then He stood up and said, “Anyone of you who is without sin can throw the first stone at her.”


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When they heard what He said, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones until they were all gone. Then Jesus was left alone with the woman.


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Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are those who spoke against you? Has no man said you are guilty?”


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She said, “No one, Sir.” Jesus said to her, “Neither do I say you are guilty. Go on your way and do not sin again.”)


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Jesus Teaches about the Light of the World
Jesus spoke to all the people, saying, “I am the Light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will not walk in darkness. He will have the Light of Life.”


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The proud religious law-keepers said to Him, “You are talking about Yourself. What You say about Yourself is not true.”


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Jesus said, “Even if I speak of Myself, what I am saying is true. I know where I came from and where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going.


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The proud religious law-keepers asked Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus said, “You do not know Me or My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”


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Jesus spoke these words near the money box while He taught in the house of God. No one put his hands on Jesus because His time had not yet come.


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Jesus Tells of His Going Away
Jesus spoke to the Jews again, saying, “I am going away. You will look for Me but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come.”


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He answered them, “You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.


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That is why I said that you will die in your sins. If you do not believe that I am the Christ, you will die in your sins.”


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Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus answered, “The answer is the same as I told you from the beginning.


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I have much to say about you. I must say if you are guilty. But He Who sent Me is true. I tell the world the things I have heard from Him.”


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Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will know that I am the Christ. I do nothing of Myself. I say these things as My Father has taught Me.


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He said to the Jews who believed, “If you keep and obey My Word, then you are My followers for sure.


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Jesus Teaches What It Means to Be Free
They said to Jesus, “We are children of Abraham. We have never been servants to anyone. What do you mean when You say, ‘You will be free’?”


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Jesus answered them, “For sure, I tell you, everyone who sins is the servant of sin because sin has a hold on him.


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“I know that you are the children of Abraham. But you want to kill Me because My Word is not in your hearts.


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They said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said, “If you were children of Abraham, you would do what he did.


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I am a Man Who has told you the truth as I heard it from God. Now you are trying to kill Me. Abraham never did anything like that.


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You are doing the works of your father.” They said to Him, “We were born of parents who were faithful in marriage. We have one Father. He is God.”


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Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love Me. I came from God. I did not come on My own, but God sent Me.


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The devil is your father. You are from him. You want to do the sinful things your father, the devil, wants you to do. He has been a killer from the beginning. The devil has nothing to do with the truth. There is no truth in him. It is expected of the devil to lie, for he is a liar and the father of lies.


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Whoever is born of God listens to God’s Word. You do not hear His Word because you are not born of God.”


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The Jews Say Jesus Has a Demon
The Jews said to Jesus, “Are we not right when we say You are from the country of Samaria, and You have a demon?”


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I am not looking for honor for Myself. There is One Who is looking for it. He says what is right from wrong.


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Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died. The early preachers died. You say, ‘If anyone keeps My Word, that one will never die.’


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Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died and the early preachers died. Who do You think You are?”


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Jesus said, “If I honor Myself, My honor would be worth nothing. My Father honors Me. You say He is your God.


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You have never known Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know the Father and obey His Word.


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Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, before Abraham was born, I was and am and always will be!”


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Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Born Blind
As Jesus went on His way, He saw a man who had been born blind.


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His followers asked Him, “Teacher, whose sin made this man to be born blind? Was it the sin of this man or the sin of his parents?”


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Jesus answered, “The sin of this man or the sin of his parents did not make him to be born blind. He was born blind so the work of God would be seen in him.


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We must keep on doing the work of Him Who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no man can work.


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After Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground. He mixed it with dust and put that mud on the eyes of the blind man.


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Then Jesus said to him, “Go and wash in the pool of Siloam.” (Siloam means Sent.) The man went away and washed. When he came back, he could see.


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Some said, “This is the one.” Others said, “No, but he looks like him.” But the man who had been blind said, “I am the man.”


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He answered, “A Man called Jesus made mud and put it on my eyes. Then He said to me, ‘Go and wash in the pool of Siloam.’ I went and washed and I can see.”


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The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Are Troubled about This Healing
They took the man who had been born blind to the proud religious law-keepers.


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Again the proud religious law-keepers asked the man who had been born blind how he had been made to see. He answered them, “Jesus put mud on my eyes. I washed and now I see!”


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Some of the proud religious law-keepers said, “The Man Who did this is not from God because He worked on the Day of Rest.” Others said, “How can a sinful man do powerful works?” They could not agree about Jesus.


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They spoke again to the blind man, saying, “What do you say about Him since He opened your eyes?” He answered, “He is One Who speaks for God.”


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But we do not know how it is that he can see now. We do not know who opened his eyes. He is old enough, ask him. He can tell you himself.”


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His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had talked among themselves. They had agreed that the person who said that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the Jewish place of worship.


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The proud religious law-keepers asked the man again, who had been blind, to come. They said to him, “Give thanks to God. We know this man is a sinner.”


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The man who had been blind said to them, “I do not know if He is a sinner or not. One thing I know. I was blind, but now I can see.”


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He answered, “I have told you already. You did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become His followers also?”


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The proud religious law-keepers became angry at him and said, “You are a follower of Jesus. We are followers of Moses.


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The man said to them, “This is strange! You do not know where He came from and yet He opened my eyes.


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We know that God does not listen to sinners. We know if anyone loves and worships God, and does what He wants, God listens to him.


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From the beginning of the world no one has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of a man born blind.


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They said to him, “You were born in sin. Are you trying to teach us?” Then they put him out of the place of worship.


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Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keepers
Jesus heard that the proud religious law-keepers had put the man who had been healed out of the place of worship. He found the man and said to him, “Do you put your trust in the Son of God?”


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Jesus said, “I came into this world to say what is right from wrong. I came so those who do not see might see, and those who do see might be made blind.”


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Some of the proud religious law-keepers who were with Him heard this. They said to Him, “Are we blind also?”


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Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But because you say, ‘We see,’ you still are guilty of your sin.


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The Shepherd and the Door
“For sure, I tell you, the man who goes into the sheep-pen some other way than through the door is one who steals and robs.


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The one who watches the door opens it for him. The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and he leads them out.


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They will not follow someone they do not know because they do not know his voice. They will run away from him.”


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I am the Door. Anyone who goes in through Me will be saved from the punishment of sin. He will go in and out and find food.


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The robber comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I came so they might have life, a great full life.


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Jesus Teaches about the Good Shepherd
“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.


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One who is hired to watch the sheep is not the shepherd. He does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep. He runs away while the wolf gets the sheep and makes them run everywhere.


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I have other sheep which are not from this sheep-pen. I must bring them also. They will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock with one shepherd.


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No one takes my life from Me. I give it by Myself. I have the right and the power to take it back again. My Father has given Me this right and power.”


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Others said, “A man who has a demon does not talk this way. Can a demon open the eyes of a blind man?”


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Jesus Tells Who He Is
It was time for the religious gathering of remembering how the house of God was opened in Jerusalem.


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The Jews gathered around Him. They said, “How long are You going to keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us.”


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I give them life that lasts forever. They will never be punished. No one is able to take them out of My hand.


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My Father Who gave them to Me is greater than all. No one is able to take them out of My Father’s hand.


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Jesus said to them, “Many good things have I shown you from My Father. For which of these things are you going to throw stones at Me?”


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They said, “We are not going to throw stones at You for any good work. It is because of the way You talk against God. It is because You make Yourself to be God when You are only a man.”


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The Holy Writings were given to them and God called them gods. (The Word of God cannot be put aside.)


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But God has set Me apart for Himself. He sent Me into the world. Then how can you say that I am speaking against God because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?


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But if I do them, even if you do not believe Me, believe the works that I do. Then you will know the Father is in Me and I am in Him.”


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Jesus Goes to the Other Side of the Jordan River
Jesus went away to the other side of the Jordan River to the place where John was baptizing people. Jesus stayed there.


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Many people came to Him and said, “John did no powerful work, but what John said about this Man is true.”


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Jesus Hears about Lazarus
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.


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This was the Mary who put perfume on the Lord and dried His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.


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When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. It has happened so that it will bring honor to God. And the Son of God will be honored by it also.”


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The followers said to Him, “Teacher, the Jews tried to throw stones at You to kill You not long ago. Are You going there again?”


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Jesus said, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks during the day, he will not fall. He sees the light of this world.


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After Jesus had said this, He spoke again and said, “Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. I will go and wake him up.”


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Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to the other followers, “Let us go also so we may die with Jesus.”


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Jesus Tells That the Grave Will Not Hold the Dead
When Jesus got there, He heard that Lazarus had been in the grave four days.


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Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again when the dead are raised from the grave on the last day.”


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Jesus said to her, “I am the One Who raises the dead and gives them life. Anyone who puts his trust in Me will live again, even if he dies.


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She answered, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God. You are the One Who was to come into the world.”


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Lazarus Is Raised from the Dead
After Martha said this, she went and called her sister Mary. She said without anyone else hearing, “The Teacher is here and has sent for you.”


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The Jews had been in the house comforting Mary. They saw her get up and hurry out. They followed her and said, “She is going to the grave to cry there.”


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Mary went to the place where Jesus was. When she saw Him, she got down at His feet. She said to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”


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Jesus saw her crying. The Jews who came with her were crying also. His heart was very sad and He was troubled.


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Some of them said, “This Man opened the eyes of the blind man. Could He not have kept this man from dying?”


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Jesus went to the grave with a sad heart. The grave was a hole in the side of a hill. A stone covered the door.


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Jesus said, “Take the stone away.” The dead man’s sister, Martha, said to Him, “Lord, by now his body has a bad smell. He has been dead four days.”


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Jesus said to her, “Did I not say that if you would believe, you would see the shining-greatness of God?”


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I know You always hear Me. But I have said this for the people standing here, so they may believe You have sent Me.”


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The man who had been dead came out. His hands and feet were tied in grave clothes. A white cloth was tied around his face. Jesus said to the people, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go!”


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The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Try to Think of a Way to Kill Jesus
Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus had done put their trust in Him.


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The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers gathered a court together. They said, “What will we do? This Man is doing many powerful works.


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If we let Him keep doing these things, all men will put their trust in Him. The Romans will come and take away the house of God and our nation.”


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Do you not see it is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed?”


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Caiaphas did not think of these words himself. He spoke what God had said would happen. He was telling before it happened that Jesus must die for the nation.


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He must die not only for the nation, but also to bring together into one group the children of God who were living in many places.


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For this reason Jesus did not walk out in the open among the Jews. He went to a town called Ephraim. It was near a desert. He stayed there with His followers.


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The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Look for Jesus
The special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon. Many people from around the country came up to Jerusalem to go through the religious washing before the special supper.


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They looked for Jesus. They stood together in the house of God and asked each other, “What do you think? Will He come to the special supper?”


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The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers had said that if any man knew where Jesus was, he should tell them. They wanted to take Him.


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Mary of Bethany Puts Special Perfume on Jesus
It was six days before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus lived. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.


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Mary took a jar of special perfume that cost much money and poured it on the feet of Jesus. She dried His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the smell of the special perfume.


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Judas Iscariot was one of the followers. He was about to hand Jesus over to the leaders of the country. He said,


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He did not say this because he cared for poor people. He said this because he was a robber. He carried the bag of money and would steal some of it for himself.


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The Jews Talk about Having Lazarus Killed
Many Jews came to the place because they knew Jesus was there. They came not only to see Jesus, but to see Lazarus also. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.


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Because of Lazarus, many Jews were leaving their own religion. They were putting their trust in Jesus.


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The Last Time Jesus Goes to Jerusalem
The next day many people were in Jerusalem for the religious gathering. They heard Jesus was coming.


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They took branches of trees and went to meet Him. They spoke with a loud voice, “Greatest One! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of the Jews!”


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His followers did not understand what this meant at first. When Jesus had gone back to heaven to receive great honor, they remembered these things were written about Him. They remembered they had done this to Him.


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The people who had been with Jesus when He had called Lazarus from the grave kept telling of this powerful work to others. They had seen Lazarus raised from the dead.


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The proud religious law-keepers said among themselves, “Look, we are losing followers. Everyone is following Jesus!”


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The Greek People Want to See Jesus
Some Greek people had come to worship at the religious gathering. They were among the others who had come to worship.


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These Greek people came to Philip. He was from the city of Bethsaida in the country of Galilee. They said to him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus!”


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The Law of Life
Jesus said to them, “The hour is near for the Son of Man to be taken to heaven to receive great honor.


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For sure, I tell you, unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, it will only be a seed. If it dies, it will give much grain.


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Anyone who loves his life will lose it. Anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it forever.


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If anyone wants to serve Me, he must follow Me. So where I am, the one who wants to serve Me will be there also. If anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him.


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“Now My soul is troubled. Should I say, ‘Father, save Me from this time of trouble and pain’? No, this is why I came to this time.


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Father, honor Your name!”
The People Hear the Voice of God
Then a voice from heaven came, saying, “I have already honored My name. I will honor it again!”


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The people heard the voice. Some who stood there said, “It was thunder.” Others said, “An angel spoke to Him.”


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Jesus Tells How He Will Die
“Now this world is being told it is guilty. Now the leader of this world will be thrown out.


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The people said to Him, “The Law of Moses says that the Christ is to live forever. Why do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”


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Jesus said to them, “The Light will be with you for a little while yet. Go on your way while you have the Light so you will not be in the dark. When a man is walking in the dark, he does not know where he is going.


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While you have the Light, put your trust in the Light. Then you will be the sons of the Light.” Jesus said these things and then went away. He hid Himself from them.


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The People Do Not Believe
Jesus had done many powerful works in front of them, but they did not put their trust in Him.


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This happened as the words of the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen. He had said, “Lord, has anyone believed our preaching? Has the Lord shown His power to anyone?”


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It says, “He has blinded their eyes and made their hearts hard. Then they would not see with their eyes. They would not understand with their heart. They would not turn to Me. I could not heal them.”


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Even among the leaders of the people there were many who believed in Jesus. But because of the proud religious law-keepers, they did not tell about it. If they had, they would have been put out of the Jewish place of worship.


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Jesus and His Father Are One
Then Jesus spoke with a loud voice, “Anyone who puts his trust in Me, puts his trust not only in Me, but in Him Who sent Me.


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If anyone hears My Words but does not believe them, I do not say he is guilty. I did not come to say the world is guilty. I came to save the world from the punishment of sin.


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Anyone who does not receive Me and does not receive My teaching has One Who will say he is guilty. The Word that I have spoken will say he is guilty on the last day.


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I know that His Word is life that lasts forever. I speak the things the Father has told Me to speak.”


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Jesus Washes the Feet of His Followers
It was before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus knew the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. He had loved His own who were in the world. He loved them to the end.


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He and His followers were having supper. Satan had put the thought into the heart of Judas Iscariot of handing Jesus over to the leaders of the country.


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Jesus knew the Father had put everything into His hands. He knew He had come from God and was going back to God.


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Then He put water into a wash pan and began to wash the feet of His followers. He dried their feet with the cloth He had put around Himself.


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Peter Speaks Out against Jesus Washing His Feet
Jesus came to Simon Peter. Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”


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Peter said to Him, “I will never let You wash my feet.” Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you will not be a part of Me.”


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Jesus said to him, “Anyone who has washed his body needs only to wash his feet. Then he is clean all over. You are all clean except one.”


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Jesus knew who was going to hand Him over to the leaders. That is why He said, “You are all clean except one.”


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Jesus Tells Why He Washed Their Feet
Jesus washed their feet and put on His coat. Then He sat down again and said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you?


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For sure, I tell you, a workman who is owned by someone is not greater than his owner. One who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.


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“I am not speaking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. What is written in the Holy Writings must happen. It says, ‘The man who eats bread with Me has turned against Me.’


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I tell you this now before it happens. After it happens, you will believe that I am Who I say I am, the Christ.


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For sure, I tell you, he who receives the one I send out, receives Me. He who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”


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Jesus Tells of the One Who Will Hand Him Over to the Leaders
When Jesus had said this, He was troubled in heart. He told them in very plain words, saying, “For sure, I tell you, one of you is going to hand Me over to the leaders of the country.”


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Simon Peter got this follower to look his way. He wanted him to ask Jesus which one He was speaking of.


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Jesus answered, “It is the one I give this piece of bread to after I have put it in the dish.” Then He put the bread in the dish and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.


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After Judas had eaten the piece of bread, Satan went into him. Jesus said to Judas, “What you are going to do, do in a hurry.”


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They thought it was because Judas carried the bag of money, and Jesus had said that Judas should buy what they needed for the religious gathering. Or they thought Judas should give something to poor people.


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Love—the Greatest Law
After Judas went out, Jesus said, “The Son of Man is now honored and God has been honored in Him.


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Little children, I will be with you only a little while. You will look for Me. I say to you what I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come!’


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Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him
Simon Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “You cannot follow Me now where I am going. Later you will follow Me.”


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Jesus answered Peter, “Will you die for Me? For sure, I tell you, before a rooster crows, you will have said three times that you do not know Me.”


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Jesus Comforts His Followers
“Do not let your heart be troubled. You have put your trust in God, put your trust in Me also.


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There are many rooms in My Father’s house. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going away to make a place for you.


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After I go and make a place for you, I will come back and take you with Me. Then you may be where I am.


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Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way to get there?”


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Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time and you do not know Me yet? Whoever has seen Me, has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?


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Do you not believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in Me? What I say to you, I do not say by My own power. The Father Who lives in Me does His work through Me.


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“Believe Me that I am in the Father and that the Father is in Me. Or else believe Me because of the things I do.


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For sure, I tell you, whoever puts his trust in Me can do the things I am doing. He will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father.


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Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so the shining-greatness of the Father may be seen in the Son.


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He is the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive Him. It does not see Him or know Him. You know Him because He lives with you and will be in you.


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Jesus Tells of His Death
“I will not leave you without help as children without parents. I will come to you.


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In a little while the world will see Me no more. You will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.


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When that day comes, you will know that I am in My Father. You will know that you are in Me. You will know that I am in you.


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The one who loves Me is the one who has My teaching and obeys it. My Father will love whoever loves Me. I will love him and will show Myself to him.”


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The other Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Why is it You are going to show Yourself to us followers and not to the world?”


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Jesus said, “The one who loves Me will obey My teaching. My Father will love him. We will come to him and live with him.


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The one who does not love Me does not obey My teaching. The teaching you are now hearing is not My teaching but it is from My Father Who sent Me.


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The Helper is the Holy Spirit. The Father will send Him in My place. He will teach you everything and help you remember everything I have told you.


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Jesus Gives His Followers Peace
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give peace to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.


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You heard Me say that I am going away. But I am coming back to you. If you love Me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father. The Father is greater than I.


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I am doing what the Father told Me to do so the world may know I love the Father. Come, let us be on our way.


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He takes away any branch in Me that does not give fruit. Any branch that gives fruit, He cuts it back so it will give more fruit.


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Get your life from Me and I will live in you. No branch can give fruit by itself. It has to get life from the vine. You are able to give fruit only when you have life from Me.


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I am the Vine and you are the branches. Get your life from Me. Then I will live in you and you will give much fruit. You can do nothing without Me.


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“If anyone does not get his life from Me, he is cut off like a branch and dries up. Such branches are gathered and thrown into the fire and they are burned.


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If you get your life from Me and My Words live in you, ask whatever you want. It will be done for you.


