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Two days later there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there,

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Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.

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For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

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For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.

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He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.

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So He plaited a whip of rushes, and drove all--both sheep and bullocks--out of the Temple. The small coin of the brokers He upset on the ground and overturned their tables.

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Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;

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"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."

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Jesus therefore said to those of the Jews who had now believed in Him, "As for you, if you hold fast to my teaching, then you are truly my disciples;

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that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth.

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"I am the Vine--the True Vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser.

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for the sake of the truth which is continually in our hearts and will be with us for ever.

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He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.

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They listened to Him, and then, beginning with the eldest, took their departure, one by one, till all were gone. And Jesus was left behind alone--and the woman in the centre of the court.

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The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

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Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

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He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.

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who said, "Galilaeans, why stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into Heaven will come in just the same way as you have seen Him going into Heaven."

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What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?

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And do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

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In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.

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To what conclusion, then, shall we come? Are we to persist in sinning in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater?

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But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

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Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.

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Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth--

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They are the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.

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On that same first day of the week, when it was evening and, for fear of the Jews, the doors of the house where the disciples were, were locked, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you!"

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and, asking, "What has become of His promised Return? For from the time our forefathers fell asleep all things continue as they have been ever since the creation of the world."

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After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad the road which leads to ruin, and many there are who enter by it;

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"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"

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But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.

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He went on to say, "There was a man who had two sons.

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For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.

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"*You* are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltness? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by.

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for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.

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On the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from it.

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"Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."

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One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.

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He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

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"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that the Son can do nothing of Himself--He can only do what He sees the Father doing; for whatever He does, that the Son does in like manner.

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Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

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"Nor is it for them alone that I make request. It is also for those who trust in me through their teaching;

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The brethren at once sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea, and they, on their arrival, went to the synagogue of the Jews.

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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature,

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My former narrative, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught as a beginning, down to the day on which,

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Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."

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May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

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and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged.

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Have you endured such sufferings to no purpose--if indeed it has been to no purpose?

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As they pursued their journey He came to a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.

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Therefore, my dearly-loved friends, as I have always found you obedient, labour earnestly with fear and trembling--not merely as though I were present with you, but much more now since I am absent from you--labour earnestly, I say, to make sure of your own salvation.

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and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"

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At one place where He was praying, when He rose from His knees one of His disciples said to Him, "Master, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

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On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,

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When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Master," was his answer; "you know that you are dear to me." "Then feed my lambs," replied Jesus.

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So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"

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That which was from the beginning, which we have listened to, which we have seen with our own eyes, and our own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life--

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Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

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But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.

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This then is the reason why God gave them up to vile passions. For not only did the women among them exchange the natural use of their bodies for one which is contrary to nature, but the men also,

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May mercy, peace and love be abundantly granted to you.

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among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:

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"Listen, Israelites, to what I say. Jesus, the Nazarene, a man accredited to you from God by miracles and marvels and signs which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know, Him--

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Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,

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Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What does this mean which He is telling us, 'A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father'?"

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Then I saw a great white throne and One who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

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"He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'"

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His road lay through Samaria,

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Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

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After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them before Him, by twos, to go to every town or place which He Himself intended to visit.

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Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

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And, on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices they had prepared.

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Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith.

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Judah was the father (by Tamar)

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But let me recall to you, brethren, the Good News which I brought you, which you accepted, and on which you are standing,

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Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News.

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"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."

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In most solemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me--the things which I do he shall do also; and greater things than these he shall do, because I am going to the Father.

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"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;

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"And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall have dreams;

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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

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give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."

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If I can speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but am destitute of Love, I have but become a loud-sounding trumpet or a clanging cymbal.

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and the whole multitude of the people were outside praying, at the hour of incense.

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And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me.

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"Man," He replied, "who has constituted me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

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Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

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Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed 'the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother)

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Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

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Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

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To Timothy my dearly-loved child. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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And thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the sea shore which cannot be counted.

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Now the wine ran short; whereupon the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."

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"Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.

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Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;

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On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

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I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you are not penitent you will all perish as they did.

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and Zechariah on seeing him was agitated and terrified.

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Once when they were with Him, they asked Him, "Master, is this the time at which you are about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"

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"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."

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Once He was teaching on the Sabbath in one of the synagogues

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"The chief Commandment," replied Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

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A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord--

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There was a man of the name of Ananias who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property but,

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"My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin."

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When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, in order to come and anoint His body.

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For it is in closest union with Him that we live and move and have our being; as in fact some of the poets in repute among yourselves have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

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"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

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One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

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The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away.

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On that same day two of the disciples were walking to Emmaus, a village seven or eight miles from Jerusalem,

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For our preaching was not grounded on a delusion, nor prompted by mingled motives, nor was there fraud in it.

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"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'

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The younger men, however, rose, and wrapping the body up, carried it out and buried it.

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"I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book, that if any one adds to those words, God will add to him the plagues spoken of in this book;

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Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

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For it has reached you, and remains with you, just as it has also spread through the whole world, yielding fruit there and increasing, as it has done among you from the day when first you heard it and came really to know the grace of God,

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"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

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As He passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from his birth.

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But this I tell you, brethren: our mortal bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor will what is perishable inherit what is imperishable.

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For it was from the Lord that I received the facts which, in turn, I handed on to you; how that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was to be betrayed, took some bread,

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but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages."

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After this I looked, and a vast host appeared which it was impossible for anyone to count, gathered out of every nation and from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in long white robes, and carrying palm-branches in their hands.

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"In most solemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.

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"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

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"You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'

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knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers,

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And I saw thrones, and some who were seated on them, to whom judgment was entrusted. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony that they had borne to Jesus and on account of God's Message, and also the souls of those who had not worshipped the Wild Beast or his statue, nor received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they came to Life and were kings with Christ for a thousand years.

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Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life--

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And you who pronounce judgement upon those who do such things although your own conduct is the same as theirs--do you imagine that you yourself will escape unpunished when God judges?

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At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?"

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He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'

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it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

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There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

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and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,

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and He has also declared, "They shall not be admitted to My rest."

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"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

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After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;

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When He arrived in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus questioned His disciples. "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" He asked.

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Just then a man in the crowd appealed to Him. "Rabbi," he said, "tell my brother to give me a share of the inheritance."

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Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain.

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Now a certain man, named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill-- Bethany being the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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By means of that explanation, as you read it, you can judge of my insight into the truth of Christ

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A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.

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Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'

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If your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life maimed, than remain in possession of both your hands and go away into Gehenna, into the fire which cannot be put out.

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My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.

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but a rich man should rejoice in being brought low, for like flowers among the herbage rich men will pass away.

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But certain persons who had come down from Judaea tried to convince the brethren, saying, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved."

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As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

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But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?

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Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

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That is why I tell you, as to whatever you pray and make request for, if you believe that you have received it it shall be yours.

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always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me to come to you.

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or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?

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"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.

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the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us,

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"'The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest. Only be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is close at hand.'

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So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.

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And that testimony is to the effect that God has given us the Life of the Ages, and that this Life is in His Son.

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She kept following close behind Paul and the rest of us, crying aloud, "These men are the bondservants of the Most High God, and are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."

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As for the eleven disciples, they proceeded into Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them.

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At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan;

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For when some one says, "I belong to Paul," and another says, "I belong to Apollos," is not this the way men of the world speak?

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"I have much more to say to you, but you are unable at present to bear the burden of it.

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I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

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And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed)

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And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.

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It is in consequence of this that God has also so highly exalted Him, and has conferred on Him the Name which is supreme above every other,

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"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But take this message to my brethren: 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

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When Jesus had thus spoken, He raised his eyes towards Heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Thy Son that the Son may glorify Thee;

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Just at that time people came to tell Him about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

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"You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not commit murder', and whoever commits murder will be answerable to the magistrate.

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Dear children, the last hour has come; and as you once heard that there was to be an anti-Christ, so even now many anti-Christs have appeared. By this we may know that the last hour has come.

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And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

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Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.

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as you learned it from Epaphras our dearly-loved fellow servant. He is to you a faithful minister of Christ in our stead,

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After this, Jesus again showed Himself to the disciples. It was at the Lake of Tiberias. The circumstances were as follows.

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In these there used to lie a great number of sick persons, and of people who were blind or lame or paralyzed.

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I solemnly implore you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by His Appearing and His Kingship:

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On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.

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For a time is coming when they will not tolerate wholesome instruction, but, wanting to have their ears tickled, they will find a multitude of teachers to satisfy their own fancies;

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So they kept the matter to themselves, although frequently asking one another what was meant by the rising from the dead.

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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

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But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Peter however, together with the Eleven, stood up and addressed them in a loud voice. "Men of Judaea, and all you inhabitants of Jerusalem," he said, "be in no uncertainty about this matter but pay attention to what I say.

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But although my companion Titus was a Greek they did not insist upon even his being circumcised.

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Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.

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know that it is not through obedience to Law that a man can be declared free from guilt, but only through faith in Jesus Christ. We have therefore believed in Christ Jesus, for the purpose of being declared free from guilt, through faith in Christ and not through obedience to Law. For through obedience to Law no human being shall be declared free from guilt.

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But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.

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"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

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and if their lapse is the enriching of the world, and their overthrow the enriching of the Gentiles, will not still greater good follow their restoration?

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One day, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who claimed to be inspired and was accustomed to bring her owners large profits by telling fortunes.

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From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the Elders of the Church to come to him.

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I tell you a truth hitherto kept secret: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message.

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but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

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"And to the minister of the Church at Laodicea write as follows: "'This is what the Amen says--the true and faithful witness, the Beginning and Lord of God's Creation.

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And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.

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"I came to throw fire upon the earth, and what is my desire? Oh that it were even now kindled!

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There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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Indeed we may almost say that in obedience to the Law everything is sprinkled with blood, and that apart from the outpouring of blood there is no remission of sins.

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But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and foundation-stone of the truth.

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Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan, presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.

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And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.

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"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?

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So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, "See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?"

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Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.

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"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.

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But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,

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He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."

800

For the Father loves the Son and reveals to Him all that He Himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will He reveal to Him, in order that you may wonder.

807

Jesus, however, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom He had raised from the dead.

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And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market."

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circumcised, as I was, on the eighth day, a member of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew sprung from Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee;

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So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever direction the caprice of the man at the helm chooses.

819

Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.

820

If those to whom God's word was addressed are called gods (and the Scripture cannot be annulled)

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See my hands and my feet--it is my very self. Feel me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see I have."

826

One day Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the hour of prayer--the ninth hour--and, just then,

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After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias)

829

The same day, in the evening, He said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."

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"Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted.

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For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.

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For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.

840

And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out of every tribe and language and people and nation,

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saying, "It is fitting, O our Lord and God, That we should ascribe unto Thee the glory and the honor and the power; For Thou didst create all things, And because it was Thy will they came into existence, and were created."

846

"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.

847

"I tell you that it will be more endurable for Sodom on the great day than for that town.

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Now a Captain of the Italian Regiment, named Cornelius, was quartered at Caesarea.

853

Thereupon they began to discuss with one another which of them it could possibly be who was about to do this.

856

Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

864

After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.

866

Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.

867

Therefore I warn you, and I implore you in the name of the Master, no longer to live as the Gentiles in their perverseness live,

871

One day people were bringing young children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples interfered.

872

It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray.

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To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen.

881

Continue in me, and let me continue in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself--that is, if it does not continue in the vine--so neither can you if you do not continue in me.

882

For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once for all been enlightened, and have tasted the sweetness of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

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I do not say that I have already won the race or have already reached perfection. But I am pressing on, striving to lay hold of the prize for which also Christ has laid hold of me.

888

Immediately afterwards He made the disciples go on board the boat and cross to the opposite shore, leaving Him to dismiss the people.

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because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them.

890

"Who is it," they asked, "that said to you, 'Take up your mat and walk'?"

891

He said also to His disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward, about whom a report was brought to him, that he was wasting his property.

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I have also other sheep--which do not belong to this fold. Those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under one Shepherd.

903

So they arrived at the opposite shore of the Lake, in the country of the Gerasenes.

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Is God simply thinking about the oxen? Or is it really in our interest that He speaks? Of course, it was written in our interest, because it is His will that when a plough-man ploughs, and a thresher threshes, it should be in the hope of sharing that which comes as the result.

907

For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;

912

Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was coming, He answered, "The Kingdom of God does not so come that you can stealthily watch for it.

915

When however He had risen from among the dead, His disciples recollected that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the teaching which Jesus had given them.

916

Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body.

921

And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

928

But I think it right, so long as I remain in the body, my present dwelling-place, to arouse you by such reminders.

932

Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

933

For if we wilfully persist in sin after having received the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains in reserve any other sacrifice for sins.

935

But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.

940

"It has taken forty-six years," replied the Jews, "to build this Sanctuary, and will you rebuild it in three days?"

942

"Leave the matter in my hands," He replied; "the time for me to act has not yet come."

944

Jew and Gentile are on precisely the same footing; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him for deliverance.

951

And I write this to you in order that when I come I may not receive pain from those who ought to give me joy, confident as I am as to all of you that my joy is the joy of you all.

952

The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.

959

Brethren, I do not imagine that I have yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting everything which is past and stretching forward to what lies in front of me,

963

The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.

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So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that 'little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."

969

Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;

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From that place Jesus and His disciples went to the villages belonging to Caesarea Philippi. On the way He began to ask His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"

972

so that we should be devoted to the extolling of His glorious attributes--we who were the first to fix our hopes on Christ.

976

So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: "Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably religious.

977

Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour.

978

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

979

and if a woman puts away her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

980

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.

984

I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.

993

"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;

996

For just as woman originates from man, so also man comes into existence through woman, but everything springs originally from God.

1002

In most solemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was--a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.

1003

As they pursued their journey to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee.

1010

You are therefore without excuse, O man, whoever you are who sit in judgement upon others. For when you pass judgement on your fellow man, you condemn yourself; for you who sit in judgement upon others are guilty of the same misdeeds;

1012

There were also a great number of other signs which Jesus performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

1013

and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.

1018

But do not forget that he who sows with a niggardly hand will also reap a niggardly crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

1029

While they were thus talking, He Himself stood in their midst and said, "Peace be to you!"

1030

"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'

1040

I am the living bread come down out of Heaven. If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world."

1041

Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ways into smooth;

1043

"Teacher, which is the greatest Commandment in the Law?"

1045

For Judas was reckoned as one of our number, and a share in this ministry was allotted to him."

1049

They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--Himself and His disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus)

1050

To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."

1053

"The next came. "'Sir,' he said, 'here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.

1056

But the immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who needed to be restored to health, He cured.

1058

Then Paul and his companions passed through Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Message in the province of Asia.

1059

Shortly after this He visited town after town, and village after village, proclaiming His Message and telling the Good News of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

1060

But of His Son, He says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and for ever, and the sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a sceptre of absolute justice.

1062

You foolish Galatians! Whose sophistry has bewitched you--you to whom Jesus Christ has been vividly portrayed as on the Cross?

1063

Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day."

1066

and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;

1067

John sends greetings to the seven Churches in the province of Asia. May grace be granted to you, and peace, from Him who is and was and evermore will be; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;

1070

Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us."

1071

They entered the city, and they went up to the upper room which was now their fixed place for meeting. Their names were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

1072

The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

1081

And he took up a position upon the sands of the sea-shore. Then I saw a Wild Beast coming up out of the sea, and he had ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten kingly crowns, and inscribed on his heads were names full of blasphemy.

1082

Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave attention to what Paul was saying.

1087

For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.

1091

Shortly afterwards He went to a town called Nain, attended by His disciples and a great crowd of people.

1092

But it cannot be denied that all that the Law says is addressed to those who are living under the Law, in order that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may await sentence from God.

1094

But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

1099

This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.

1100

I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.

1101

He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there.

1103

Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.

1105

For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.

1110

Or if the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake?

1111

Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ: To God's own people scattered over the earth, who are living as foreigners in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,

1112

Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;

1113

What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin.

1116

Many of the Jews read this notice, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was in three languages--Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

1117

Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." And he stretched it out, and it was restored quite sound like the other.

1118

The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.

1119

"By what proof," asked Zechariah, "shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years."

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that which we have seen and listened to we now announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship in it with us, and this fellowship with us is fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

1122

But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--

1129

Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

1130

Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.

1131

It was on one of these days that Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren--the entire number of persons present being about 120--and said,

1133

Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, and said, "Tell us when this will be; and what will be the sign of your Coming and of the Close of the Age?"

1135

"Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

1136

For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."

1145

For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.

1147

For he is only a hired servant and cares nothing for the sheep.

1148

But the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good news of great joy--joy for all the People.

1150

I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;

1157

You will conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you are to call His name JESUS.

1158

"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

1161

It is important, brethren, that you should have clear knowledge on the subject of spiritual gifts.

1163

Also during the meal He took a Passover biscuit, blessed it, and broke it. He then gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it is my body."

1164

Nay, I even reckon all things as pure loss because of the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. And for His sake I have suffered the loss of everything, and reckon it all as mere refuse, in order that I may win Christ and be found in union with Him,

1166

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

1167

Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah.

1168

So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

1173

Then they took him and brought him up to the Areopagus, asking him, "May we be told what this new teaching of yours is?

1174

They will fall by the sword, or be carried off into slavery among all the Gentiles. And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, till the appointed times of the Gentiles have expired.

1179

Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

1182

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when he noticed that the city was full of idols.

1185

After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.

1190

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

1191

So he looked and waited, expecting to receive something from them.