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(When) John heard about the works of Christ he sent a message to him through his disciples saying to him “Are you the coming one or may we expect another?” Answering Jesus said to them. "Go and tell John about the things that you hear and see. Blind men see again and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear. Dead men are raised and poor people have the gospel preached to them. Blessed is the one who is not offended by me."
With these going Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning him. “What did you go out into the wilderness to see - a reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? - A man in soft clothing? Behold those in soft clothing are wearing this in the houses of kings. But why did you go out? Was it to see a prophet? Yes and I tell you it was more than a prophet. This is he of whom it has been written “Behold I send before me the my messenger who will prepare your way before you. ” Truly I tell you there
| has not arisen amongst those born of women a greater person than John the Baptist. But even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is. From the days of John the Baptist until the kingdom of heaven has been forcibly treated and forceful men have (tried to) seize it. This has happened from the time of the prophets and the law until John prophesied. If you are willing to receive it, he is Elias, the one who is to come. Let the one who has ears for it hear. But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children who are sitting in market places and who are calling to each other saying. “We piped to you and you did not dance. We lamented and you did not mourn” For John did not come either eating or drinking and they say “He has a demon.” The Son of man came both eating and drinking and they say “Behold a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.” Indeed wisdom is justified from her works." 11:2-11:19 |
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Then he began to reproach the cities in which many of his powerful deeds had been performed because they did not repent. “Woe to you Chorazin. Woe to you Bethsaida. If the powerful deeds which had happened in your cities had happened in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago. However I tell you. It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the
| day of judgment than for you. And you Capernaum. Have you not been exalted as far as heaven? So you shall descend as far as Hades. If the powerful deeds which have happened in you had happened in Sodom it would have remained until the present time. However I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.” 11:20-24 |
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At that time Jesus answered someone saying. “I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes Father such was your good pleasure. Everything was delivered by my Father and nobody fully knows the Son except the Father. Neither
| does anyone fully know the Father except the Son and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal him. Come to me all those who are labour and have been burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me because I am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest in your souls. For my yoke is gentle and my burden light 11:25-30 |
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At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the Sabbath and his disciples who were hungry began to puck ears of corn and eat them. But the Pharisees on seeing this said to him. “Look your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” He replied to them “Did you not read what David did when he was hungry as also those with him? Do you recall how he entered into God’s house and ate the loaves set forth which were
| not lawful for either himself or the others with him to eat? Were they not for the priests only? Or did you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath (by working) and yet are guiltless? I tell you that there is a greater thing here than the temple. If you knew what was meant by “Mercy I desire and not sacrifice” then you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath. ” 12:1-8 |
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And (then) removing from there he came into their synagogue. Behold there was a man there whose hand had withered and they questioned him (Jesus) saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath? They did this in order that they may accuse them. So he said to them. “Which man amongst you who has sheep and if one falls to a ditch on a Sabbath will not lay hold of it and pull it out? Yet how much more the value of a man is as compared to a sheep. So it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath. Then he says to the man “Stretch forth your hand.” And he stretched it forth and it was made as healthy as the other. And going out the Pharisees took counsel against
| Jesus so that they might destroy him. But Jesus knowing this departed from there. Many followed him and he healed them all. He warned them that they should not make him known so that what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet may be fulfilled, that is “Behold my servant whom I chose. He is my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him and he will announce my judgement to the nations. He will not strive nor shout nor will anyone in the streets hear his voice. He will not break the bruised read and he will not quench the smoking flax until he has put brings justice to victory. In his name the nations will hope.” 12:9-21 |
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Then they brought a demon-possessed man who was blind and dumb and he (Jesus) healed him so that the dumb man could both speak and see. All the crowds were astonished about this and said “Is this not the son of David?” But the Pharisees on hearing about it said “This man does not expel demons except through Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.” But knowing their thoughts he (Jesus) said to them. "Every kingdom which is divided against itself is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If Satan expels Satan he is divided against himself. How therefore will his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub expel the demons by what power do your sons expel them? Therefore they will be your judges. But if the demons are expelled by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can someone enter into the house of the strong man and take his goods if he does not first bind up the strong man?
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| plunder his house. The one who is not with me is against me. The one who is not gathering with me scatters. Therefore I tell you all types of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men. But he who blasphemes against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And, whoever speaks a word against the Son of man will find forgiveness. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven - neither in this age nor in the one coming. You will either make a good tree with good fruit or make a bad tree with bad fruit. By its fruit is the tree known. Offspring of vipers. How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart does the mouth speak. The good man puts good things forth out of good treasure. The evil man puts out evil things from an evil treasure. But I tell you that for every idle word which people speak they will render an account for it in the day of judgment. For by your words will you be justified and by your words you will be condemned." 12:22-37 |
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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him (Jesus) saying “Teacher we want to see a sign from you.” But he answering said to them “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign and a sign shall not be given to it except the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was in the belly of the sea monster for three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth
for three days and three nights.” The Ninevite men will stand up in the day of judgment with this generation and will condemn it because they (the Ninevites) repented at the proclamation of Jonas and behold a greater thing than Jonas is here. The queen of the south (of Sheba) will be raised
| up in the time of judgment with this generation and will condemn it. She came from the limits of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But a greater thing than Solomon is here."Now when the unclean spirit goes out from a man he goes through dry places seeking rest and does not find it. Then he says. I will return into my house from where I came out and coming he finds it standing empty, having been swept out and having been furnished. Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself and entering in dwells there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. Thus also will it be with this evil generation. 12:38-45 |
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While he was still speaking to the crowds behold his mother and his brothers stood outside wanting to speak to him. And someone said to him. Behold your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to speak to you. And he answering, said to
| the one saying this to him. “Who is my mother and who are my brothers? “And stretching forth his hand over his disciples he said “Behold my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.” 12:46-50 |
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On that day Jesus on going out of the house sat beside the sea. Many crowds (or sub-groups) were assembled around him so that he went and sat in a boat. All the crowd stood on the beach. He spoke many things to them in parables. He said. “Behold someone went out to sow seed. And as he did so some of it fell by the wayside and the birds of the air came and devoured this. Other seed fell on rocky places where there was not much earth.
| Immediately the seed sprang up because there was not much depth of earth. But the sun scorched this and as it did not have roots it was dried up. But other seed fell on the thorns. The thorns came up and choked them. Other seeds fell on the good earth and produced fruit some a hundredfold some sixty, and some thirty. Let whoever has ears for this hear it.” 13:1-9 |
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And (then) approaching his disciples said to him. “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered “The mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens has been given to you to know. But it has not been given to those (people) For whoever has (this knowledge) more (knowledge) will be given to them and such a one will have an abundance. But for the one who does not have (this knowledge) even what they have will be taken away from them. Therefore I speak to these people in parables because in seeing they do not see and in hearing they do not hear nor understand. The prophecy of Isaiah is thereby fulfilled in them saying “In hearing you will hear but you will by no means understand. And
seeing you will see but by no means will you perceive.” For the heart of this people waxes grossly and they hear heavily with their ears and their eyes are closed. (This is the case) lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart and turn back (from their sins) and I will heal them. But you are blessed with your eyes because they see and with your ears because they hear. For truly I tell
| you that many prophets and righteous men wanted to see the things that you see and they did not see them. They wanted to hear the things that you hear and they did not hear them. You therefore hear the parable of the sower. If anyone on hearing the word about the kingdom and does not understand it then the evil one comes and seizes what has been sown in their heart. This is pictured in the image of the word sown by the wayside, or the word sown on the rocky places where someone hears and immediately rejoices on receiving the word. But he has no root in himself and so the word is short-lived. When trials or persecution comes on account of the word he is immediately offended. In terms of the word which is sown in the thorns, this is the image of the person who hears the word. But the anxieties around them and the deceit of riches chokes the word and it becomes unfruitful. But when the word is sown on the good earth this is the image of the one who hears the word and understands it. That one indeed bears fruit, one person a hundred fold, another sixty and another thirty." 13:10-23 |
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(Then) He (Jesus) set another parable before them saying. “the kingdom of heaven was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field. But while people slept other people came. They were the man’s enemy and they over-sowed tares (weeds) amongst the wheat and then they went away. When the grass sprouted up and produced fruit the tares also appeared. So the slaves of the house-master approached and said to him (Jesus). “Lord did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have these tares come from?” And he said to them. “An enemy has done this.” His slaves say to him “Do you want us to pull them out and collect them?” But he said “No in case in gathering the weeds you should also pull up the wheat with them. Leave both of them to grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will tell the reapers. “First gather the seeds and bind them into bundles to burn.
| But gather the wheat into my barn.” He (Jesus) set another parable before them saying. “The Kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard which a man takes and sows in his field. This is indeed smaller than all the seeds. But when it grows it is bigger than all the herbs and becomes a tree so that the birds of the heavens come and live in its branches. He spoke another parable to them. “To what can the kingdom of the heavens be compared? It is like a woman who takes leaven and hides it in a meal of three measures until all the food is leavened.” Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in the form of parables and he spoke nothing to them outside of the parable form. Thus was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet “I will open my mouth to them in parables. I will utter things that have been hidden from the foundation of the world.” 13:24-35 |
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Then sending away the crowds he came (back) into the house. His disciples approached him saying “Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field. And he answering said “The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man. The field is the world. The good seed consists of the sons of the kingdom. The tares (weeds) are the sons of the evil one. The enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is at the completion of the age. and the reapers are the angels. Just as the tares are collected and consumed by fire, so it will be at the completion of the age. The Son of man will send forth his angels and they will collect out of his kingdom all the things that lead to sin and those who are lawless and they will cast them into the furnace of fire where there will be wailing and the gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous people will shine forth like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Let the one who has ears for this hear.
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure which has been hidden in the field. A man finds what
| has been hidden and with joy goes and sells whatever he has and buys that field. Again the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls. Finding one very valuable pearl he goes away and sells whatever things he had and he buys it. Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a net someone casts into the sea gathering up things of every kind. When it has been filled it is brought to the shore. Sitting down this person collects the good things into vessels. But the bad things are thrown out. Thus it will be at the completion of the age. The angels will go forth and will separate evil people from the midst of the righteous and will cast them into the furnace of fire where there will be wailing and the gnashing of teeth. Do you understand all these things?” They say to him. “Yes.” So he said to them. “Every scribe who is made a disciple of the kingdom of the heavens is like a man who is a housemaster. He puts forth out of his treasure both new things and old things.” 13:36-52 |
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It came to pass when Jesus ended these parables he went from there.13:53
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And (when)coming into his native town he taught them in their synagogue so that they were astounded and said. “Where did this man get this wisdom and how can he do these powerful deeds? Is he not the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and are his brothers not James and Joseph
| and Simon and Judas? And his sisters. Are they not all with us here? How then can he do all these things?” And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them. “A prophet is not without honour except in his own native town and in his own house.” He did not do powerful deeds there because of their unbelief. 13:53-57 |
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At that time Herod the tetrach heard about Jesus and he said to his servants. “This is John the Baptist. He was raised from the dead and therefore powerful deeds are done through him.” For Herod had seized and bound John and had put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother. For John had said to him “It is not lawful for you to have her (as wife).” And although he wanted to kill him he feared the crowd because they believed him to be a prophet. Now the birthday of Herod came and the daughter of Herodias was dancing in
| their midst and pleased Herod. He therefore took an oath promising to give her whatever she might ask. Being instructed by her mother she said “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a dish.” The King was grieved. But because of his oaths and because of those reclining at the table with him he commanded this to be given. And sending, he had John beheaded in the prison. and his (John’s) head was brought on a plate and given to the girl. And she brought it to her mother. Approaching (John’s) disciples took the corpse and buried him and they came and reported all this to Jesus. 14:1-12 |
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On hearing it Jesus left from there in a boat to a desert place privately. And hearing this the crowds followed him by foot from the cities. And going forth he saw a great crowd and was filled with tenderness for them and he healed their sick. Now evening was coming on and his (Jesus’) disciples approached him saying "We are in a desert place and it is now late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and buy food for themselves." But Jesus said to them. "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." But they say to him “We do not have food here except for five loaves and two fish.” And he said “Bring them to me here.” And having told the
| crowds to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven he blessed these and breaking them gave the loaves to the disciples and the disciples gave these to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. then they picked up the leftovers and there were twelve full baskets. The people who were eating consisted of about five thousand men apart from the women and children. Immediately he told the disciples to to off in the boat before him to the other side and he would dismiss the crowds. And having dismissed the crowds he went up into the mountain privately to pray. 14:13-23 |
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When evening came on he was there alone. But the boat was now many furlongs away and it was being battered by the waves for the wind was blowing against them.
Now in the fourth watch of the night he came toward them walking on the sea. The disciples seeing him walking on the sea were troubled saying. “It is a ghost and they cried out from fear.” But Jesus immediately spoke to them saying “Cheer up. It is myself. Do not be afraid.” Answering him Peter said “Lord if it is you command me to come to you on the waters.” He said “Come.” Going down from the ship Peter walked on the waters and came towards Jesus. But seeing
| the wind he was afraid. He was beginning to sink and cried out saying “Lord save me.” Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and took hold of him saying “You of little faith. Why did you doubt?” And as they got up into the boat the wind went calm. The people in the boat worshipped him (Jesus) saying “Truly you are the Son of God.” and crossing over they came into the land of Gennesaret. And recognizing him the men of that place sent word into the whole neighbourhood so that people brought to him all those who were ill and asked him if they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were completely healed. 14:23-36 |
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Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem approached Jesus saying “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands whenever they eat bread.” He answered them and said “Why do you break God’s commandment on account of your tradition? For God said “Honour your father and mother” and “whoever speaks evil of their mother or father, deserves death.” But you say “Whatever gift I may owe to you has been given to God.” And so you have
| annulled the word of God on account of your tradition. Hypocrites. Isaiah prophesied well concerning you by saying “This people honours me with their lips but their heart is far away from me. Vainly do they worship me,-teaching teachings which are the precepts of men.” And calling forward the crowd he (Jesus) said to them. “Hear and understand. It is not the thing which enters into the mouth which defiles the man but the thing which comes out of his mouth which defiles him.” 15:1-12 |
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Then approaching the disciples say to him. “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended on hearing you say this.” And he answering said “Every plant which is not planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted. Leave them. They are blind leaders of the blind. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.” Answering Peter said to him. “Explain the parable to us.” So he said “Are you so lacking in intelligence?
| Do you not understand that everything going into the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into a drain? But things coming out of the mouth and out of the heart. These defile the man. For it is out of the heart that evil comes forth thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies. These are the things that defile the man. But eating with unwashed hands do not defile the man.” 15:12-20 |
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And (then) going forth from there Jesus departed into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a Canaanite woman from those borders came forward and cried out saying “Have pity on me Lord, son of David. My daughter is badly possessed by a demon.” But he did not answer her a word. And approaching his disciples besought him saying. “Dismiss her because she is crying out behind us.” But he answered and said “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the
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| of Israel.” But she coming up worshipped him saying “Lord help me” But he answering said “It is not good to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the dogs.” And she said “Yes Lord. But even the dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the table of their masters.” Then answering Jesus said to her “O woman great is your faith. Let it be done to you as you want.” And from that hour her daughter was cured. 15:21-28 |
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(Then) removing from there Jesus came by the sea of Galilee and going up into the mountain he sat there. Many crowds approached him, having with them people who were lame, maimed, blind, dumb and with other problems. They put them at his feet and he healed them. But there was also evil called forth - murders, adulteries, fornication, thefts, false witnessing, blaspheming. The crowd marvelled on seeing dumb men speaking, maimed people whole again, the lame walking and the blind seeing. They glorified the God of Israel for it. Jesus then called his disciples forward and said to them "I am filled with compassion for the crowd. because they have now remained with me for three days and have not had anything
| to eat. I am not willing to dismiss them without food as they may faint along the way. " His disciples say to him "How could we obtain so many loaves of bread in a desert in order to feed such a large crowd?" Jesus says to them. "How many loaves do you have?" They said "Seven and a few fish." Then having told the crowd to sit on the ground he took the seven loaves and the fish and he broke and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the crowd. Everyone ate and were satisfied. They took up what was left and filled seven baskets. The people eating numbered four thousand men apart from the women and children. And, having dismissed the crowds he embarked in the boat and came into the borders of Magadan. 15:29-39 |
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And (then) approaching the Pharisees and Sadducees came tempting him (Jesus). They him asked him to show them a sign out of heaven. But he answering said to them. "When evening comes on you say “It will be fair weather for the heaven (sky) is red. And in the morning (you say).Today will
| be stormy weather for the heaven (sky) is overcast. You know how to discern the sky. But you cannot discern the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them he went away. 16:1-4 |
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On coming to the other side (of the sea) the disciples found they had forgotten to take loaves of bread. Jesus said to them. “Beware and take heed from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They (the disciples) reasoned amongst themselves saying. “We have not brought any bread (at all).” Knowing what they were discussing Jesus said “Why do you reason amongst yourselves people of little-faith because you do not have loaves Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves
| feeding the five thousand. And how many baskets did you pick up? Neither (do you remember) the seven loaves feeding the four thousand. And how many baskets (there) did you take? How do you not understand that I am not talking about loaves of bread. Rather watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he was not saying to watch out for the leaven of the loaves but rather be wary of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 16:5-12 |
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(Then) coming into the district of Caesare’s Philippi, he questioned his disciples saying. “Whom do men say the Son of man is?” And they said “Some think John the Baptist and others Elias and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He says to them “But you. Who do you say me to be?” And answering Simon Peter said “You are the Christ the Son of the God of the living.” (c/f Source of Life) Answering him Jesus said “Blessed are you Simon Barjonas because it
| was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in the heavens. And I say to you. You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church. The gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in the heavens. And whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in the heavens”. Then he warned the disciples that they should not tell anyone that he is the Christ. 16:13-19 |
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From then began Jesus Christ to show to his disciples that it behoves him to go to Jerusalem where he would suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes. He would be killed and on the third day he would be raised. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him saying “May God help you Lord so that this will not happen.” But he, turning, said to Peter. “Get behind me Satan. You are offending me because you are not thinking about the things of God but of the things of people.” Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If anyone wishes to come after me,
| let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it. And whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it benefit a man if he should gain the whole world but he loses his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? The son of man is about to come into the glory of his Father with his angels and then he will reward each person according to his conduct. Truly I say to you there are some people standing here who by no means may taste death until the see the Son of man coming into his kingdom." 16:21-28 |
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After six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother and led them to a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun and his garments because as white as the light. And behold they saw Moses and Elias talking with him. In response Peter said to Jesus. “Lord it is good for us to be here. If you will I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elias.”
| While he was still speaking, behold a bright cloud over-shadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud saying. “This is my son, the Beloved. in whom I have been well pleased. Hear him.” And on hearing this the disciples fell on their faces extremely afraid. And Jesus approached them, touching them and saying. “Get up and do not be afraid.” And lifting up their eyes they saw nobody except Jesus. 17:1-13 |
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And (as they were) coming down out of the mountain Jesus enjoined them saying “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of man has been raised out of the dead.” His disciples questioned him saying “Why do the scribes say that it is fitting that Elias comes first (before the Christ)." He answering
| said “Elias indeed is coming and will restore all things. But I tell you that Elias already came and they did not recognize him But they did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.” Then the disciples realised that he was talking about John the Baptist. 17:9-13 |
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(When) they were coming near the crowd a man approached him and falling on his knees before him was saying. “Lord have pity on me because my son is moonstruck and has an illness. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. I brought him to your disciples and they were not able to heal him.” Answering Jesus said. “Oh unbelieving and perverted generation how long will I have to put up with you? Bring him to me here.”
| And when Jesus rebuked it the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour. On approaching Jesus privately, the disciples said “Why were we not able to expel it?” And he said to them. “Because of your small faith. Truly I say to you, if you have faith as small as a grain of mustard you will say to this mountain “Remove from here and it will be removed. Nothing will be impossible to you.” 17:14-20 |
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As they were strolling in Galilee Jesus said to them. “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.
| They will kill him and on the third day he will be raised.” They were extremely grieved about this. 17:22-23 |
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When they came to Capernaum the didrachme (collectors of the half shekel) approached Peter and said “Doesn’t your teacher pay the tax?” Peter says “Yes he does.” And coming into the house where Jesus had preceded him Jesus said. “What do you think Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth
take toll or poll-tax? Do they take it
| from their sons or from strangers?” Peter said “From strangers” Jesus said to him. “Then the sons are free. But rather than offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook in. Take the first fish that comes up and open its mouth. You will find a shekel there and take it and give it to them for myself and you.” 17:24-27 |
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At that time the disciples of Jesus approached him saying “Who is greater in the kingdom of heaven? Calling forward a child he set him in their midst and said. “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become as children you will not be able to enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Whoever humbles himself as this child, this is the one who is greater n the kingdom of the heavens. Whoever receives a child such as this in my name receives me. Whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone be hanged around his neck and he be downed in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of its temptations. It is necessary that there should be some temptation But woe to the man through whom these offences come. Now if your hand or your foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to go into life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet having to be cast into eternal fire. And if your eye is a cause of sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to go into life one-eyed that with two eyes having to be case into the Gehenna of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones for I tell you that their angels in the heavens
| always see the face of my Father in the heavens. How does it seem to you? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety -nine on the mountains and go and look for the wandering one? And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine who had not wandered. So it is not the will of your Father in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish. Now if your brother sins, go and reprove him between yourself and himself alone. If he listens to you, you will gain your brother. But if he does not hear, take with you one or two others so that there would be two or three witnesses of every word said. But if he refuses to hear them, tell the whole church. And if he refuses to listen to the church, let him be to you as distant and the gentile and tax collector. Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on the earth shall be bound in the heavens. Whatever things you loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning whatever they ask for, it shall be given to them by my Father in the heavens. For where two or three are assembled in my name, there I am in the midst of them." 18:1-20 |
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Then approaching (Jesus) Peter said “Lord how often can my brother sin against me and I continue to forgive him? Until seven times?” Jesus says to him. "I tell you not until seven times but until seventy times seven. The kingdom of the heavens is like a man who is a king and who wishes to take account of his slaves. He brings one debtor before him who owes ten thousand talents. As he had not the ability to repay this, the lord commanded that he be sold as also his wife and children and everything he has in order to repay the debt. The slave therefore fell down before him saying. “Defer you anger against me and I will repay you everything.” Filled with pity the Lord of that slave released him and forgave him the loan. But on going out that slave found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him a hundred denarii.
| Seizing him he throttled him saying. “Repay what you owe.” Falling down his fellow-slave begged him saying. “Defer your anger with me and I will repay you.” But he did not want to do so and on going away had him thrown into prison until he should repay what he owed. Seeing all this his fellow-slaves were extremely upset and coming they explained to their lord what had taken place. Then calling him forward, his lord said to him. “Wicked slave. I forgave you all your debt because you begged me to do so. Should you not have taken pity on your fellow-slave as I took pity on you?” And being angry his Lord delivered him to the tormentors until he should repay everything owing to him. Thus also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless you forgive each of your brothers from your heart." 18:21-35 |
Another exercise in True or False