This Good Riddle

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The statements (mainly in the four Gospels) which were confirmed, by two (or more) witnesses, to be essential words of God.

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Thou, Bethlehem, art least among the [people] of Judah. Out of thee shall come [the people] that shall rule my people [of] Israel. And [the people of Bethlehem] shall establish his kingdom upon the throne of David, and upon peace, and to order it with judgment and to [order] it with justice, and there shall be no end of the increase of government from henceforth, even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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And therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold a virgin shall conceive and shall bear and [shall] bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name JESUS and shall call his name Immanuel, and circumcise on the eighth day. And when the days of her purification are accomplished, bring and offer two turtledoves, or two young pigeons. The potter said, Give me the price that was prised, thirty pieces of silver. So they took the Lord for them.

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For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the [Lord] of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves [in] the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do, saith the Lord of Hosts. Remember ye the law, the statutes, and [the] judgments, of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD, And he shall turn the heart of the fathers [Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abraham ('Abram is Abraham'), Isaac, Jacob ('Israel will be your name'), Judah, Phares, Esrom, Aram, Aminadab, Naasson, Salmon, Booz, Obed, Jesse, David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, Salathiel, and Zorobabel] to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Nevertheless, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at first he lightly afflicted the land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim and afterwards did more grievously afflict by the way of the sea beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles.

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The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick and it giveth light to all of the [men] that are in the light [in the] house. Let your light so shine before [all of the men that are in the light in the house] that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father [that] is in heaven. And what ye hear spoke in the ear in darkness, that speak ye upon the housetops in light.

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They hate me without a cause. Make the heart of this people not fat, and make their ears [not] heavy, and shut [not] their eyes; lest that they see [not] with their eyes, and hear [not] with their ears, and understand [not] with their heart, and [not] convert, and [not] be healed. For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them. And he said, "Go and tell this people: "And hearing ye shall indeed hear, but shall not understand; and seeing ye shall indeed see, but [shall] not perceive:" As said the prophet Esaias, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight." Every valley shall be [made low] and every mountain and hill shall be [made] low and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough [shall be made straight]. Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom revealed the arm of the Lord?

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Mary was espoused to Joseph, and she brought forth her firstborn son and called his name Jesus.

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Came John preaching in the wilderness the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins and saying, "Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." And John had raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. John baptize in Bethabara, beyond Jordan. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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When many come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? John answered them, saying, I have indeed baptized you with water, there standeth one among you whom ye know not; he it is who [is] mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. He cometh after me, and shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to be baptized of John in Jordan. And he was baptized; and straightway up out of the water, in the spirit he saw the heavens opened and the Holy Ghost descending from heaven, and [the Holy Ghost] descended like a dove upon him; And came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Jesus was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil and he fasted forty days. He afterward hungered. And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command that stone be made bread. He answered, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

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Then the devil taketh him to the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down for it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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The devil taketh him up into an high mountain, sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and said unto him, All the glory of them will I give thee, if thou wilt worship me. Jesus said unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. The devil departed him, and angels ministered unto him.

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Now that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee. Jesus went thence into Tyre and Sidon. And a woman came and she besought of him for her daughter, but he said unto her, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said unto him, Lord, and yet be the saying, the dogs eat of the table crumbs. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Woman, a devil is out of thy daughter.

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He went through the midst of Galilee and came to Capernaum and taught on the sabbath day. And in the synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit, and cried out, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, he came out of him. And they were all amazed and spake among themselves, saying, What is this? For with authority commandeth he the unclean spirits, and they obey. But said, He casteth out devils by the prince of the devils through Beelzebub.

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And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against itself shall not stand: If Satan be divided against himself, and Satan cast out Satan, how shall his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by God, the kingdom of God is come unto you. I say unto you, all sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; and whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven.

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Ye serpents, for the tree is known by his fruit, Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance, And not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly [they] are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. For a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is therefore hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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The law and the prophets until John prophesied the kingdom. And I say that ye repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand to ye . The people said, What shall we do then? Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves [approach,] break through and steal. Lay up for yourselves a treasure but in heaven where thieves do not approach, [break through] nor steal: neither where moth [and rust] doth corrupt and that ye have [treasures but in heaven] which [thieves do ] not [approach, break through, nor steal], and that [neither moth] nor rust [doth corrupt]. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. The light of the body is the eye. If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall therefore be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

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Or how wilt say thou to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote of thine eye, and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote of thy brother's eye.

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And if thy hand, thy foot, offend thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life halt, maimed, than having two hands, two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that [is] never quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out. It is better for thee to enter into with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Their worm dieth not, and [their] fire is not quenched. And fear not them that kill the body, but fear him which hath power to cast in hell.

020
And he said, Whereunto shall the kingdom of God liken? Is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Also, no man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment, else the new piece to fill it up taketh from the old and the rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine burst the bottles and the wine is spilled, and the bottles shall perish. but new wine must be put into new bottles and both are preserved.

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And he spake, Behold, A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell upon stony where it had not much earth; and it sprung up because it had no depth of earth. And when the sun was up, it was scorched and, because it had no root, it but withered away. And some fell among thorns; and sprang up, and the thorns choked it. And other fell on good ground and sprang up and brought forth fruit; some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, which is the least of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs and becometh a great tree so that the fowls of the air lodge in the branches of it. And he said, a man sowed seed in the ground; and slept. First the blade sprung and grow up, but when the seed brought forth fruit, then [he] put in the sickle because the harvest is come. So is the kingdom. Saith he, The harvest truly is, but the workers are few. Jew, Gentile, bond, free, male, female, he that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. They understood not that he spake to them.

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And Simon's wife's mother laid sick with a fever. When they besought him of her and he was come out of the synagogue, and they were entered into the house of Simon, he touched her hand. And the fever left her immediately and she arose and ministered unto them. His fame spread abroad throughout all the country and region in and round about Galilee. When the sun set, they brought unto him all them that were possessed with devils and that were sick with divers diseases and he healed them. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And when they could not bring in, they let down to him.

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And when Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. And certain of the scribes, reasoning, said in themselves, This man speaketh blasphemies. Who can forgive sins but God only? And when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he said unto them, Reason ye in your hearts whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go into thine house. And immediately he arose before them, took up that, and departed to his house. And they were all amazed and they glorified God, saying, We saw it. And he cast out many devils and suffered not to speak, for they knew him, and healed that were sick.

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And in the morning, when it was day, Jesus went out and stood on the shore by the sea of Galilee, and there he again prayed. He saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother with Zebedee in a ship mending their nets, for all night they took nothing. And he saith unto them, Cast the net. They cast it into the sea and inclosed a great multitude of fishes. They in the two other little ships came, and when they were come, drew up to land the net full and the net broke not.

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And Jesus said unto them, Come. Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. And they immediately left the ship and their father and followed him. And walking on from thence, he saw Simon Peter and Andrew his brother in a ship casting a net into the sea for they were fishers. He called them and they straightway forsook their nets and followed him.

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And he said unto them, I preach to the cities also for therefore came I forth. And he entered into a ship with his disciples, and he said unto them, Let us now go over unto the other side. And there arose a great storm of wind on the sea so that the ship was filled with the waves; but he was asleep. And they came to him and awoke him, saying, Master, we perish. And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? Faith ye. Then he arose and rebuked, and the winds and the sea ceased, and there was a great calm. And they wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

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And they came over to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come, there met him out of the tombs a man with devils. And he was bound with fetters and chains that he often brake. When he saw Jesus, he cried out with a loud voice and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. (For he said, Unclean spirit, come out of the man.)

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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion many. And besought him that he would not send them out. And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; And the devils besought him, saying, Suffer us to enter into them. And he suffered them. And they went out and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and were choked. And they that fed them fled and went and told it in the city, and in the country. And they that saw it told them what befell to that was possessed of the devils. And the whole went out to see what was done and they saw him sitting, clothed, and also in his right mind and they were afraid. And they came to Jesus and they besought him to depart out of their coasts. And he went into the ship and the man besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus saith unto him, Go to thy home and shew them how great things God hath done. And he departed and published how great things Jesus had done.

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He say, When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. And he left them, and departed to the other side.

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And, behold, there came Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, My daughter at the point of death. Come and lay thy hand on her, and she shall live.

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And Jesus went, and people followed him and thronged him. And, behold, a woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years and had spent all, that she be healed of physicians, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment, for she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And her blood immediately stanched. And Jesus turned him about and said, Who touched? And his disciples said, The multitude throng thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And when he saw her, the woman came trembling, and falling down before him, told him all. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

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While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead. Trouble thou the master any? Jesus heard. He saith, Fear not; only believe. And when he came into the house of the ruler, he said unto them that wept and wailed, Weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. He put them all out and he suffered no man but the father and the mother of the maiden, save Peter, and James and John. And he took her by the hand, and said, Damsel, arise. And the maid straightway arose. And they were astonished. And he charged them that no man should know, and commanded, Give her to eat.

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And he departed thence and was come into his own country. And when he began to teach in the synagogue, they were astonished and were offended at him, many saying, Is not this the son of Joseph, the carpenter? Are not his mother, Mary, and brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas, and his sisters, Martha and Mary called Magdalene, with us? Whence hath this man these things, this wisdom and mighty works? Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house because of their unbelief.

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Then came his mother and his brethren and standing without, sent unto him. The people said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring thee. He answered and said, Who is my mother and my brethren? And he said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother and sister, and my mother.

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Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, And the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

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And he went forth and saw Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. And sat with publicans in his house. The scribes and Pharisees say, His disciples eat and drink with publicans and sinners. Jesus said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Man have an hundred sheep, one of them stray. Doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go that which is lost? And he find it, he rejoiceth more than of the ninety and nine.

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Then came scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem, saying, Thy disciples, unwashen hands, eat bread. Why transgress the tradition of the elders? He answered and said unto them, Hypocrites. Well Esaias prophesy of you, saying, Forasmuch as this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and do honoureth me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother. And, that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me, he shall be free to do not for his father or his mother. Ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

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He called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand. Not that into defile a man; but which come out of defile a man. The blind lead the blind, they both shall fall into the ditch.

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And they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

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And his disciples asked him this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also without understanding? Do not ye understand, that whatsoever entereth into the belly goeth out into the draught? A good man out of the good treasure of heart bringeth forth good, for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. And an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil, for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts: murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, blasphemies which cometh out of the heart and defile the man.

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And it came to pass on the sabbath that he went through the corn fields and his disciples pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said, Why do that which is not lawful on the sabbath day? And Jesus said, Have ye not read what David did, when was an hungred, and they were with him? How he went into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them were with him? And he said unto them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.

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And he entered into the synagogue and there was a man which had withered hand. And the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day, that they might accuse him. And he saith to the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. Jesus said unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy? Shall you fall into a pit on the sabbath day and will not out? Is it lawful on the sabbath day? They held their peace. And look round about on them, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. But they counsel with madness against him, how they might destroy him. But Jesus withdrew himself and great multitude followed him. And he went about the cities and villages, teaching and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and healing in synagogues.

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And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. And when the men knew him, they that were sick in that region round about besought him that they might touch but the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole. And when Jesus had ended, the people were astonished at his sayings. Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they now with me three days, and have nothing to eat. I send them away fasting, and they will faint by the way. And his disciples say unto him, Whence bread in the wilderness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. They did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that eat were four thousand.

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And he sent away, and came into the coasts. He departed privately by ship to Bethsaida into a desert place. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and sat there with his disciples. And a great multitude followed him from Jerusalem and Judaea and Decapolis and Tyre and Sidon beyond Jordan. John in prison sent two of his disciples and say unto him, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

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And there came a leper saying, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, say, I will; be thou clean. And immediately leprosy was cleansed. And saith unto him, See thou say no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And the people came unto him and he healed them all and they glorified God.

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Jesus answered and said unto them, Go John things ye hear. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel preached to the poor. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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They departed and he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they are in kings. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. I say unto you, Among that are born of women there not a greater than John the Baptist; he that is least in the kingdom is greater than he.

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Whereunto shall I liken this generation? Like unto children sitting in the market and calling and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

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And great multitude were gathered unto him, and the whole multitude on the land. When he saw the multitude, he was moved with compassion to them, because they were as sheep having no shepherd, so that he went into a ship, and sat, and taught the people. All things spake Jesus unto the multitude with parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them. And when the day was even, his disciples came and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about and buy themselves victuals for this is a desert place and the time is now past. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have but five loaves, and two fishes. Shall we go and buy? And he commanded all them to sit down by fifties on the grass And they sat down in companies. He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled And they that eat were about five thousand men. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and the fishes that remained to them.

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And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into ship, and to go before to the other side while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went into a mountain. He was alone to pray. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea for the wind was contrary. And the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled and cried out, It a spirit. But he say unto them, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And he come into the ship, and the wind ceased.

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Disciples had forgotten to take bread. He say, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. When Jesus perceived, he say unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Do ye not remember the five loaves five thousand how many baskets ye took up? the seven four thousand, how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand?

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Jesus entered into Capernaum and a certain servant of the centurion was sick. And when the centurion heard Jesus was come, he went and came to Jesus and he besought him, beseeching him that he would heal his son, saying, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest under my roof: speak but word and my servant shall be healed for I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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When Jesus heard, he marvelled and said unto the people, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell.

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Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way. Now when the centurion saw that was done unto his servant the selfsame hour, he believed, saying, Truly this man was the Son of God.

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Herod the tetrarch heard of him and feared him and said, This is John I beheaded. He is risen from the dead. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, for John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have. When Herod birthday was, the daughter of Herodias danced and pleased Herod. He promised to give her. And she said, Give me head of John the Baptist in a charger. And the king was sorry. And for oath's sake, and which sat with him, he sent, and beheaded John in the prison, And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel, and she to her mother. And his disciples came, and took up.

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Jesus into the of Caesarea Philippi and he called unto him twelve apostles: Simon he named Peter and Andrew his brother, the James of Zebedee and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, the James of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot which also betrayed him.

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He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I am? And they said, John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith, Thou art the Christ. He charged them that they should tell no man. Jesus said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; the Father, save the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Verily I say unto you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered but there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come.

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And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to them in parables. I will open my mouth in parable: I will utter dark sayings of old that seeing they see not; hearing they hear and they not understand them.

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Blessed are eyes see for I tell you that many prophets have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Take heed ye hear, for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

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After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as in heaven. Give us our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Or what man is there of you, If his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Father [that] is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not two sparrows sold for one farthing? And are ye not much better than [many] of them? Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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Which of you, by taking thought, can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. And he said unto Is not the life more than meat, and the body [more] than raiment? Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, for body, what ye shall put on for after all these things do the [sparrows] seek. But seek ye the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

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Brother sin against thee, forgive him seven times seven times. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. It [hath been said] that thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy; but I say unto you, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you. It [hath been said], An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth; but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other; And if any man will sue thee at the law, and taketh away thy cloke, let him have thy coat also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost. Judge not, that ye be not judged that ye may be the children of your Father [that] is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good. Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect. For if ye love them which love you, what have ye? For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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When they by the way side hear the parable of the word then cometh the sower and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. They on stony, when they hear the word, receive it with joy but have no root in self and dure for a while. When tribulation or persecution ariseth for the word they are offended in time. And they that hear the word and which are among thorns, the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word and becometh unfruitful. But they that are on the good ground hear the word and bring forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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And Jesus said unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, father, mother and son or daughter, and take up his cross and follow me. And whosoever hate not them and his cross after me, he not loveth me. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him also I confess before. But deny me before men, I but deny before. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he come in the glory of Father and holy angels. That I am come to peace on earth? For the son against the father, the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law. A man's foes shall be of his own house. For what profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

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And a certain said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another said, Lord, suffer unto me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me. Let the dead bury their dead. Then Peter said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or father, or mother, or brethren, or sisters, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake but shall receive an hundredfold in this time, and everlasting life, in the world to come that ye sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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And came to him the sons of Zebedee desiring. And he said, What? Saith unto him, Grant that may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left. And when the ten heard it, they with indignation. But Jesus said, Ye know not what ye ask. Drink ye of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of cup and with the baptism that I am baptized with. But to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. But many that are the first shall be last; and last shall be first.

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And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart, and he was transfigured before them, and his raiment was white. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. And Peter answered and said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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While he spake, behold, a cloud came which overshadowed them there, and, behold, as they [were] overshadowed, a voice came out of the cloud, and the voice [was] not a still voice and [the voice was] saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased : hear ye him and fear [him] and the cloud. Behold my servant whom I have chosen, in whom I put my soul, and upon him my spirit. He shall judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry nor his voice hear in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench. He forth judgment unto and the Gentiles shall trust in. I the Lord have thee for a light of the Gentiles, And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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And Jesus answering said unto him, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the LORD hath anointed me. He hath sent me to preach good tidings to the poor, to preach liberty to the captives, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord to the brokenhearted.

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And when they had, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And they were sore afraid. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, Tell no man til the Son of man risen from the dead. And they kept. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered them, Elias come first, and restore all things set at nought. But I say unto you that Elias is come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed.

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And when they were come down, he called his twelve disciples, and gave them power over all unclean spirits and to heal disease. And sent them forth, two and two, into city. And commanded them, Preach the kingdom. Heal the sick. Take nothing for your journey, neither purse nor money, neither scrip nor bread, neither two coats, nor staves, no shoes, for the labourer is worthy of his.

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And into whatsoever city ye enter into an house, salute, Peace be house. And if your peace be upon it, there abide till ye thence depart. And if it be not, turn to you. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you, when ye depart out of that city, shake the dust off your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. And he say, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. And blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they [that] do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute [you and] shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for your reward is great in heaven for so persecuted they the prophets [who] were before you.

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And they went, and preach, and heal them that sick. And the apostles told him all they had done. And John answered, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. Jesus said, Forbid him not for he that is not against us is for.

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And a man of the multitude saying, Master, have compassion on my son. A spirit taketh him into the fire, and into the water and he teareth him and he foameth. And I brought him to thy disciples to cast him out; and it they could not. Jesus answer and said, Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and the unclean spirit came out of him, and the child was cured.

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The disciples came apart, and asked Jesus, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus answer and said unto them, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you to [be] a [faithless and perverse generation]? If ye had faith as [a] grain of mustard seed, ye [shall] say unto this mountain, Be thou by [a grain of mustard seed] and it [shall be by a grain of mustard seed].

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He began to shew his disciples that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. And Jesus said unto them, The Son of man into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and the third day he shall rise. And they understood not that saying, but feared to ask him.

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And he came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan. The Pharisees came to him, and tempting him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? And he answered and said unto them, He made them male and female and blessed them. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: And they twain shall be one flesh. They are therefore no more twain, but one flesh. What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say, Did Moses command to write of a divorcement, and to put her away? Being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto them, Because of the hardness of your heart. But from the beginning, whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery. I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: And whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery.

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And as he and they came to Jericho, blind sat begging by the way side. A great multitude pass by. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they rebuked him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And he said, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? Say unto him, Lord, that I receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him.

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He took the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the Gentiles, and they shall mock, scourge, spit on and crucify him, and the third day he shall rise again. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But he turned and say, Peter, get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but that be of men. And Jesus went before in the way going up to Jerusalem.

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And when they were come nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany at the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and enter. Ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat. Loose him, and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye?, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of him. And straightway he will send him.

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And they went their way, and found as, and loose the colt. And loosing the colt, they there said unto them, loose ye the colt? And they said as Jesus commanded, and let go. And they brought him to Jesus, and cast their garments on the colt; and they set Jesus thereon.

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And a multitude spread their garments in the way, others cut down branches of the trees, and strawed them in the way. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved and say, Who is this? And that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the King, the prophet Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph! Hosanna in the highest! Daughter of Sion, behold, thy King cometh unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

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And Jesus beheld the rich cast into the treasury, and a certain poor widow cast in two mites. And he said, I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast more in than all they. For all cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all living that she had. And Jesus went into the temple and began to cast out all them that bought and sold in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves. And said unto them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer of all people, but ye have made it a den of thieves. The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

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And the chief priests and the scribes hear all the people and sought how they might destroy him. And the Pharisees came tempting him, and seeking of him a sign from heaven. And he said, this evil generation seek after a sign and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. (Jonah was in the belly three days and three nights.) The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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And they send unto him the Pharisees and the Herodians that they might entangle him in his words. And they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and but teachest the way of God in truth, for thou regardest not the person of men, neither carest for any man. Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. And they brought it unto him. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said, Caesar's. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

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Then came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, having no children, that his brother should take his wife, marry, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, died, and left no seed. And the second took her, and died, and left no seed. And the third also. And likewise the seven. And last of all the woman also died. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God for in the resurrection from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven. As touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that God at the bush spoke unto Moses, saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob and Moses. And He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living children of Moses.

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And Jesus said unto them, How say they that Christ is the Son of David? David himself said, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David while in spirit call him Lord. How then is he his son? And not any durst ask him that question.

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And they brought little children unto him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked them. And Jesus called a child unto him, and he took him up in his arms. But Jesus said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter therein. And Whosoever shall receive one such child in my name receiveth me, and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me. Whosoever shall give a cup of water to drink in name, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were cast into the sea. Offences come; but woe unto whom that it come by. And he set him in the midst of them, and laid his hands on them, and blessed.

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And as Jesus went out of the temple and he went into Bethany, his disciples spake to him of the temple buildings and stones. And Jesus said unto, See these things. There shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, saying privately to him, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign these things come?

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The disciple is not above his master, neither the servant his lord; be as his master. The brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. But take heed to yourselves for they shall deliver you up to councils and scourge you in the synagogues. And ye shall be hated of all for my name's sake. And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. But when they deliver you up, take no thought [for] what ye shall speak. [For] what ye [shall speak] shall be given you in that hour. For it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost shall speak. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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When ye shall see the abomination of desolation (spoken of by Daniel the prophet) stand (that readeth, let him understand), then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains. And let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house. And let him that is in the field not turn back to take his clothes. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. For shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning to this time, neither shall be. And except those days shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, days shortened.

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Those days after tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes and famines and pestilences, in divers places. These are the beginning of sorrows.

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Now learn a parable of the fig tree. When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh. So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. And Jesus answered and said, Take heed that man not deceive you, for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

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As the days of Noe, so shall also be in the days of the Son of man. They were eating and drinking, marry, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and them all. And he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of heaven. Two grinding, the one shall be taken, and the other left. Wheresoever the [eagle] is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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Know this, that if the goodman of the house had known what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken. Therefore, can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his house? Therefore take heed. Watch for ye know not hour come. Be ye ready for the Son of man also cometh an hour ye think not, as a man, who took his journey into a far country, called his servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

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Came saying, Lord, thou gained five. And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant. Thou hast been faithful over things. Came saying, Lord, thou art an austere man. Thou not sow, thou reap. I feared thee. Behold, I have thy. And said unto him, Thou wicked servant, thou knewest that I sow not, I reap and gather all. Wherefore gave not thou my money to the bank, then at my coming I should have mine own with usury? And I said take thou that talent from him, and give thou it [and] ten more unto him which hath gained by five [and] them that know [him] that have also [gained by five]. With measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you. And the Lord said unto them, For unto every one that hath gained, shall be given precept upon precept, [here a little, there a little]; from him that hath not [gained], shall be taken away even that he hath, from here a little, [from] there a little.

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Who then is faithful and wise, whom his lord made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler over all. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat and to eat and drink drunken, the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and an hour he is not aware, and shall cut him sunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. And that all the prophets shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down in the kingdom of the God of heaven with Abraham, and with Isaac, and with Jacob [and] shall go no more out. Then shall take and [shall] be cast out, into the outer darkness and the door shut, and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and say unto you, I know you not. Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father [that] is in heaven. And then I will confess unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, all ye that [are] workers of iniquity.

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Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil from the law. Verily I say unto you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things be fulfilled. For heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass [away] one jot or one tittle; [and shall] be fulfilled in [all these things]. I have told you the law before heaven and earth pass. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. For as the lightning shineth so shall also the Son of man be. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels but Father. Watch ye therefore, and pray, for ye know neither the day nor see the hour it is wherein the Son of man come.

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In the morning he hungered and saw a fig tree and he came to it. And when he found nothing but leaves, he said unto it, No fruit thee henceforward for ever. The fig tree dried up. The disciples say, The fig tree is withered away! Jesus answer and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, Have but faith, and ye shall doubt not. Ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, it shall. Whatsoever things that ye shall pray, believe in and ask for, ye shall receive.

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Jesus came into the temple, and Jesus taught them in the temple by parables. A certain made a dinner and sent his servant named Lazarus to them that were bidden, and he said, Fat oxen killed, all things are ready, come. And they come not. Then said he to his servant, Go into the highways and bid many.

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And, as he taught in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people came unto him and say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; fear the people; for they all that John was a prophet. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

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Began he to speak parable, A certain man planted a vineyard and he [planted] it with the choicest vine. I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. and my well-beloved hath digged a winepress therein the midst of [it] and also built a tower and a hedge about it, in [a] very fruitful hill and gathered out the stones thereof, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they might receive of the fruit of the vineyard. And the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant and they shamefully sent him away. And again he sent, and they cast stones and wounded him and killed him. Last he sent his beloved son unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance be ours. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do unto them when he will come? And they say, Destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard unto others. And Jesus saith, Have ye not read scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And the chief priests sought to lay hold on him for they perceived that he had spoken the parable against them, but they feared the people.

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Then he said to his disciples and all the multitude, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love greetings in the markets, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts, which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. Woe unto you. Ye shall receive greater damnation for lade men burdens grievous to be borne, and ye not with one fingers.

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Woe unto you for ye hindered them that were entering in and ye yourselves not enter in. Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye tithe mint and not judgment. These ought ye to have done, and to leave the other undone. Ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but full within. Woe unto you. Ye build the sepulchres of the prophets. Ye witness that ye killed them. Verily I say unto you, I shall therefore send prophets and some of them you shall persecute and kill that all of the blood shed between the temple and the altar, and from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, may persecute this generation.

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A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping, Rachel weeping for her children would not be comforted, because they are not. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate, and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. And he departed thence.

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One asked him, Which is the great commandment in of all the law? Jesus answer and said unto him, Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord and rested. The sabbath day, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment, and the second is like: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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And one came and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother and love thy neighbour as thyself. Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Defraud not, Do not bear false witness. And he said unto him, All these have I kept from my youth up. Jesus said unto him, One thing thou yet lackest. Go sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and come and follow me, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. When he heard, he was sorrowful and went away, for he had great possessions.

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And Jesus said unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And he said unto them, Strait is the gate, and narrow is [the] way which leads unto the life of God, and few there be [that] find it. Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be [that] go in thereat, because [many there be] that trust in riches. And when his disciples heard it, they were astonished, saying, Who then can be saved? Jesus beheld them and said, With men is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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After two days, the feast of the passover and unleavened bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Jesus and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people, for they feared the people.

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Then the first day of unleavened bread, when killed the passover, disciples came and they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that may eat the passover? And he said unto them, Go ye into the city. There you shall meet a man bearing a pitcher. Follow him. And where he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished. There make ready. And he sent. And disciples went and found as he had said unto them; and they made ready the passover.

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And when the even now was, Jesus come in to Bethany. He sat down in the house of Simon the leper with the twelve and his sisters; but Martha served. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you that one of you shall betray me. The Son of man indeed goeth as it is written of him: "Which eateth bread with me, hath lifted up his heel against me." But woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed. It had been good for that man if he had not been born. And they were sorrowful, and began one to say unto him, Is it I? And he answered and said, That dippeth with me in the dish.

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As he sat at meat there came a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment of spikenard, and poured it on his head and anointed with oil and wiped to his feet with her hair. They had indignation, saying, Why was this waste? For ointment might have been sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor. Jesus said, Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work on me. Let her alone. Ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. She hath oint my body, she hath done this for my burying. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the whole world this gospel shall be preached, this that this woman hath done shall also be, for a memorial of her.

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Among them there disputed which of them should be the greatest. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the kings of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them; but it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, be your minister, and whosoever will be chief, be servant. Even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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And as they eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, All drink of it. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

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And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. Peter said unto him, though all shall be offended, yet will not I. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. He said unto him, should I die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also said all.

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And cometh to a place, Gethsemane, and saith to disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. And he taketh with him Peter, James and John, and began to be very heavy, and saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. And he went a little and fell and prayed, saying, Father, if it be possible remove, this cup pass from me. Nevertheless not I my will but thou wilt. And he cometh to disciples, and findeth them sleeping , and saith unto Peter, Sleep? Could not watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying the same words.

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And Satan entered into Judas Iscariot. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests and he sought how he might betray him, and opportunity to betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted with him, and they promised to give him money.

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And he found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy, and saith unto them, Behold, the hour is come. The Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Sleep on now, and take your rest. And he cometh the third time, saying, Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And while he yet spake, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the elders. He that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Master; and kissed him. Jesus said unto him, Thou.

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And they laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And one of them drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up thy sword. Jesus said unto the multitude, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves to take me? I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. They all forsook him, and fled.

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Then they took Jesus and led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, and the scribes and the elders. And men followed him, and Peter followed him afar off unto the palace of the high priest and went in, and sat with the servants. And they had a fire, and Peter warmed himself. And as Peter sat in the palace, a maid came and looked upon him, and said, Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And another maid saw him, and said to them that stood there, This man also of them. And again he denied, I am not, I know not. And after, they that stood by said to Peter, Surely thou art also one of them with him, thou art a Galilaean for thy speech. Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, Man, I know not. And immediately the cock crew. And when Peter remembered the word of Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice, Peter went out into the porch, and he wept bitterly.

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And the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought witness against Jesus, to put him to death, and found none. And many came saying false witness against him, and said, Destroy the temple, and I build in three days. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And then the high priest asked him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of God? Tell us. And Jesus said unto them, I am; and I said, Ye are gods. Hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. And they shall look upon him whom they pierced.

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Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, Ye have heard his blasphemy: what think ye? And they said, What need we any further witnesses? Guilty of death. And they spit on his face, and struck him, and buffeted him, and blindfolded him and smote him with the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy, thou Jesus, who is that smote thee?

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When the morning, the chief priests and the whole council of the elders bound him and they led him away, and they delivered him to Pilate. And the chief priests accused him; but he answered nothing. Then Pilate marvelled and said unto him, How many things they witness against thee! Answer thou? But Jesus answered him nothing. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou Jesus, the King of the Jews? And Jesus answered and said unto him, Thou sayest it. When he was set down in the judgment seat, Pilate said to the chief priests, I find no fault in him. For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

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Now at that feast, he release one prisoner unto them, the whom they desired. Pilate saith unto them, Will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? But the chief priests and all the people cried out, saying, Away with this man, and release Barabbas (who murder in the insurrection). Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then Jesus? They cried, Crucify him. And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? Behold, I find no fault in him. They cried out the more, saying, Crucify him. Crucify him. And then Pilate released Barabbas unto them. And when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

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Then the soldiers took Jesus and led him away into the hall. And they put on him a purple robe and platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head, And they smote him on the head with a reed and the whole band spit upon him and they bow knee and mocked him, Hail, King of the Jews!

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And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, to bear his cross. And when they were come unto the place called Golgotha, which is the place of a skull, they gave him to drink mingled with vinegar and he received not. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him and two thieves crucify there with him, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. When they had crucified Jesus, they parted his garments, casting lots: that the scripture might be fulfilled which saith, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they did cast lots, and he was numbered with the transgressors. And a title of his accusation was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS, and the superscription was over him, and they watched him.

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And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads and saying, If thou be the King of the Jews that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself, come thou down from the cross. Likewise the chief priests with the scribes also said mocking, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the Christ of God, the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, we believe.

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Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? which, being interpreted, is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And one ran and filled a spunge of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Some of them that stood, when they heard, said, Calleth Elias. Let be. Let us see whether Elias will come to him. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Into thine hand I commit my spirit. And he gave up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and it was rent by [the ghost; the ghost] did [rend it].

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And the many women, which followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered unto him (among whom was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joses), were there, beholding afar off. And when the even was come, because it was the preparation that was before the sabbath day, there came a man named Joseph of Arimathaea, a counsellor of the Jews who himself was a disciple of Jesus and also waited for the kingdom of God, and he went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus and Pilate gave the body to him. And he took the body down, and wrapped it in linen cloth and laid it in a new sepulchre, which was hewn out in rock, wherein never man was laid, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre. And Mary Magdalene and Mary beheld the sepulchre was laid.

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And very early in the morning the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and Mary unto the sepulchre, they bringing the spices. And they see the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and enter in, and two men sitting in white garment and said unto them, Ye seek Jesus which was crucified. He is not here where they laid him. He is risen. Go tell his disciples that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre and Mary Magdalene told these things unto the eleven disciples, and they believed not. And Peter ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes.

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And the same day when they were assembled, Jesus stood in the midst. And when they saw him, they were amazed, and they were afraid. And saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands. And Jesus saith unto them, Have ye any meat? Then Jesus went into Galilee.

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