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And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

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One day he was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said, "Master, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."

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One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

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Once when Jesus had been out praying, one of his disciples came to him as he finished and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

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And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

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So he said, "When you pray, say, Father, Reveal who you are. Set the world right.

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He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.

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He said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may your name be honored. May your Kingdom come soon.

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Give us day by day our daily bread.

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Keep us alive with three square meals.

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Give us each day our daily bread.

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Give us our food day by day.

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And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

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Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil."

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Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. '"

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And forgive us our sins--just as we forgive those who have sinned against us. And don't let us yield to temptation. "

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And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

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Then he said, "Imagine what would happen if you went to a friend in the middle of the night and said, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread.

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Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

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Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this illustration: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You would say to him,

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For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

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An old friend traveling through just showed up, and I don't have a thing on hand.'

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because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'

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'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.'

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And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

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"The friend answers from his bed, "Don't bother me. The door's locked; my children are all down for the night; I can't get up to give you anything.'

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"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'

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He would call out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and we are all in bed. I can't help you this time.'

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I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

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"But let me tell you, even if he won't get up because he's a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbors, he'll finally get up and get you whatever you need.

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I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

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But I tell you this--though he won't do it as a friend, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you what you want so his reputation won't be damaged.

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And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

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"Here's what I'm saying: Ask and you'll get; Seek and you'll find; Knock and the door will open.

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"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

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"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.

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For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in.

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For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.

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If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

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If your little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate?

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"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

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"You fathers--if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?

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Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

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If your little girl asks for an egg, do you trick her with a spider?

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Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

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Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not!

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If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing--you're at least decent to your own children. And don't you think the Father who conceived you in love will give the Holy Spirit when you ask him?"

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If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

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If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."

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And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

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Jesus delivered a man from a demon that had kept him speechless. The demon gone, the man started talking a blue streak, taking the crowd by complete surprise.

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Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.

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One day Jesus cast a demon out of a man who couldn't speak, and the man's voice returned to him. The crowd was amazed,

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But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

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But some from the crowd were cynical. "Black magic," they said. "Some devil trick he's pulled from his sleeve."

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But some of them said, "By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons."

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but some said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons!"

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And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

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Others were skeptical, waiting around for him to prove himself with a spectacular miracle.

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Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.

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Trying to test Jesus, others asked for a miraculous sign from heaven to see if he was from God.

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But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

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Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Any country in civil war for very long is wasted. A constantly squabbling family falls to pieces.

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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.

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He knew their thoughts, so he said, "Any kingdom at war with itself is doomed. A divided home is also doomed.

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If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

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If Satan cancels Satan, is there any Satan left? You accuse me of ganging up with the Devil, the prince of demons, to cast out demons,

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If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub.

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You say I am empowered by the prince of demons. But if Satan is fighting against himself by empowering me to cast out his demons, how can his kingdom survive?

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And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

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but if you're slinging devil mud at me, calling me a devil who kicks out devils, doesn't the same mud stick to your own exorcists?

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Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

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And if I am empowered by the prince of demons, what about your own followers? They cast out demons, too, so they will judge you for what you have said.

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But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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But if it's God's finger I'm pointing that sends the demons on their way, then God's kingdom is here for sure.

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But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

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But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

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When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

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"When a strong man, armed to the teeth, stands guard in his front yard, his property is safe and sound.

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"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.

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For when Satan, who is completely armed, guards his palace, it is safe--

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But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

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But what if a stronger man comes along with superior weapons? Then he's beaten at his own game, the arsenal that gave him such confidence hauled off, and his precious possessions plundered.

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But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.

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until someone who is stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.

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He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

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"This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse.

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"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

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"Anyone who isn't helping me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.

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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

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"When a corrupting spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn't find anyone, it says, "I'll go back to my old haunt.'

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"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.'

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"When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, 'I will return to the person I came from.'

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And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

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On return, it finds the person swept and dusted, but vacant.

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When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

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So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and clean.

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Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

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It then runs out and rounds up seven other spirits dirtier than itself and they all move in, whooping it up. That person ends up far worse than if he'd never gotten cleaned up in the first place."

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Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first."

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Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before."

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And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

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While he was saying these things, some woman lifted her voice above the murmur of the crowd: "Blessed the womb that carried you, and the breasts at which you nursed!"

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As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."

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As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, "God bless your mother--the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!"

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But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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Jesus commented, "Even more blessed are those who hear God's Word and guard it with their lives!"

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He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

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He replied, "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice."

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And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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As the crowd swelled, he took a fresh tack: "The mood of this age is all wrong. Everybody's looking for proof, but you're looking for the wrong kind. All you're looking for is something to titillate your curiosity, satisfy your lust for miracles. But the only proof you're going to get is the Jonah-proof given to the Ninevites, which looks like no proof at all.

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As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

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As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, "These are evil times, and this evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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What Jonah was to Nineveh, the Son of Man is to this age.

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For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.

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What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to me will be a sign that God has sent me, the Son of Man, to these people.

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The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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"On Judgment Day the Ninevites will stand up and give evidence that will condemn this generation, because when Jonah preached to them they changed their lives. A far greater preacher than Jonah is here, and you squabble about "proofs.'

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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.

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"The queen of Sheba will rise up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, because she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And now someone greater than Solomon is here--and you refuse to listen to him.

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The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

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On Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will come forward and bring evidence that condemns this generation, because she traveled from a far corner of the earth to listen to wise Solomon. Wisdom far greater than Solomon's is right in front of you, and you quibble over "evidence.'

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The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

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The people of Nineveh, too, will rise up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And now someone greater than Jonah is here--and you refuse to repent.

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No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

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"No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It's put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they're going.

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"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

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"No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, it is put on a lampstand to give light to all who enter the room.

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The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

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Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar.

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Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness.

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Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul. But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness.

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Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

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Keep your eyes open, your lamp burning, so you don't get musty and murky.

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See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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Make sure that the light you think you have is not really darkness.

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If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

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Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room."

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Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you."

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If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight is shining on you."

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And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

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When he finished that talk, a Pharisee asked him to dinner. He entered his house and sat right down at the table.

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When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.

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As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.

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And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

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The Pharisee was shocked and somewhat offended when he saw that Jesus didn't wash up before the meal.

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But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised.

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His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the ceremonial washing required by Jewish custom.

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And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

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But the Master said to him, "I know you Pharisees burnish the surface of your cups and plates so they sparkle in the sun, but I also know your insides are maggoty with greed and secret evil.

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Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

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Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are still filthy--full of greed and wickedness!

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Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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Stupid Pharisees! Didn't the One who made the outside also make the inside?

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You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?

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Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?

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But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

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Turn both your pockets and your hearts inside out and give generously to the poor; then your lives will be clean, not just your dishes and your hands.

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But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

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So give to the needy what you greedily possess, and you will be clean all over.

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But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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"I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God's love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required.

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"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

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"But how terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you completely forget about justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things.

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Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

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"You're hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You love sitting at the head table at church dinners, love preening yourselves in the radiance of public flattery.

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"Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

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"How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For how you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the respectful greetings from everyone as you walk through the markets!

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

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Frauds! You're just like unmarked graves: People walk over that nice, grassy surface, never suspecting the rot and corruption that is six feet under."

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"Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it."

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Yes, how terrible it will be for you. For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on."

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Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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One of the religion scholars spoke up: "Teacher, do you realize that in saying these things you're insulting us?"

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One of the experts in the law answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also."

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"Teacher," said an expert in religious law, "you have insulted us, too, in what you just said."

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And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

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He said, "Yes, and I can be even more explicit. You're hopeless, you religion scholars! You load people down with rules and regulations, nearly breaking their backs, but never lift even a finger to help.

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Jesus replied, "And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

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"Yes," said Jesus, "how terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you crush people beneath impossible religious demands, and you never lift a finger to help ease the burden.

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Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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"You're hopeless! You build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed.

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"Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your forefathers who killed them.

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How terrible it will be for you! For you build tombs for the very prophets your ancestors killed long ago.

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Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

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The tombs you build are monuments to your murdering ancestors more than to the murdered prophets.

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So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

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Murderers! You agree with your ancestors that what they did was right. You would have done the same yourselves.

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Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

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That accounts for God's Wisdom saying, "I will send them prophets and apostles, but they'll kill them and run them off.'

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Because of this, God in his wisdom said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.'

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This is what God in his wisdom said about you: 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, and they will kill some and persecute the others.'

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That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

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What it means is that every drop of righteous blood ever spilled from the time earth began until now,.

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Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,

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"And you of this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets from the creation of the world--

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From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was struck down between altar and sanctuary, is on your heads. Yes, it's on the bill of this generation and this generation will pay.

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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.

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from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will surely be charged against you.

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Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

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"You're hopeless, you religion scholars! You took the key of knowledge, but instead of unlocking doors, you locked them. You won't go in yourself, and won't let anyone else in either."

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"Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering."

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"How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."

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And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

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As soon as Jesus left the table, the religion scholars and Pharisees went into a rage. They went over and over everything he said,

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When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,

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As Jesus finished speaking, the Pharisees and teachers of religious law were furious. From that time on they grilled him with many hostile questions,

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Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

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plotting how they could trap him in something from his own mouth.

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waiting to catch him in something he might say.

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trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him.