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Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
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Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases.
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When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,
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Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
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One day Jesus called together his twelve apostles and gave them power and authority to cast out demons and to heal all diseases.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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He commissioned them to preach the news of God's kingdom and heal the sick.
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and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the coming of the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
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He said, "Don't load yourselves up with equipment.
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He told them: "Take nothing for the journey--no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic.
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And He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.
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"Don't even take along a walking stick," he instructed them, "nor a traveler's bag, nor food, nor money. Not even an extra coat.
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And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
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Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns--get a modest place and be content there until you leave.
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Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.
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"Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
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When you enter each village, be a guest in only one home.
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And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
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If you're not welcomed, leave town. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on."
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If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."
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And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
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If the people of the village won't receive your message when you enter it, shake off its dust from your feet as you leave. It is a sign that you have abandoned that village to its fate."
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And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
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Commissioned, they left. They traveled from town to town telling the latest news of God, the Message, and curing people everywhere they went.
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So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
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So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
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So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
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Herod, the ruler, heard of these goings on and didn't know what to think. There were people saying John had come back from the dead,
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
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When reports of Jesus' miracles reached Herod Antipas, he was worried and puzzled because some were saying, "This is John the Baptist come back to life again."
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And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
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others that Elijah had appeared, still others that some prophet of long ago had shown up.
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others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
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and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
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Others were saying, "It is Elijah or some other ancient prophet risen from the dead."
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And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
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Herod said, "But I killed John--took off his head. So who is this that I keep hearing about?" Curious, he looked for a chance to see him in action.
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But Herod said, "I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?" And he tried to see him.
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Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see Him.
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"I beheaded John," Herod said, "so who is this man about whom I hear such strange stories?" And he tried to see him.
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And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
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The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida.
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When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,
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And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
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When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
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And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
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But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed.
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but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
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But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
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But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. And he welcomed them, teaching them about the Kingdom of God and curing those who were ill.
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And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
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As the day declined, the Twelve said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We're out in the middle of nowhere."
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Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here."
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When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here."
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Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this deserted place."
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But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
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"You feed them," Jesus said. They said, "We couldn't scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish--unless, of course, you want us to go to town ourselves and buy food for everybody."
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He replied, "You give them something to eat."
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But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people."
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But Jesus said, "You feed them.Impossible!" they protested. "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?"
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For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
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(There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) But he went ahead and directed his disciples, "Sit them down in groups of about fifty."
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They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd." (About five thousand men were there.)
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For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty."
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For there were about five thousand men there. "Just tell them to sit down on the ground in groups of about fifty each," Jesus replied.
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And they did so, and made them all sit down.
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They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated.
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But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." The disciples did so, and everybody sat down.
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And they did so, and made them all sit down.
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So the people all sat down.
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd.
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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
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Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God's blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples to give to the people.
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And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
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After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
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They all ate as much as they wanted, and they picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
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And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
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One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, "What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?"
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Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"
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And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
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One day as Jesus was alone, praying, he came over to his disciples and asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
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They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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They said, "John the Baptizer. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back."
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They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."
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So they answered and said, "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."
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"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead."
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He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
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He then asked, "And you--what are you saying about me? Who am I?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."
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"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."
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Then he asked them, "Who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!"
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And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
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Jesus then warned them to keep it quiet. They were to tell no one what Peter had said.
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Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
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And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about this.
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Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
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He went on, "It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the religious leaders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and on the third day be raised up alive."
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And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."
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saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."
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"For I, the Son of Man, must suffer many terrible things," he said. "I will be rejected by the leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. I will be killed, but three days later I will be raised from the dead."
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And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
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Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat--I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how.
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Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily, and follow me.
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For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
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For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
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If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.
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For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
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What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?
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What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?
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For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?
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And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose or forfeit your own soul in the process?
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For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
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If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I'm leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn't, you realize, pie in the sky by and by.
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If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.
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If a person is ashamed of me and my message, I, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of that person when I return in my glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
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But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
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Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God."
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I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
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But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."
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And I assure you that some of you standing here right now will not die before you see the Kingdom of God."
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And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
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About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along.
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About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.
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Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
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About eight days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a mountain to pray.
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And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
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While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white.
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As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
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As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.
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And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became dazzling white.
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And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
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At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah--
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Two men, Moses and Elijah,
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And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,
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Then two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.
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Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
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and what a glorious appearance they made! They talked over his exodus, the one Jesus was about to complete in Jerusalem.
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appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
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who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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They were glorious to see. And they were speaking of how he was about to fulfill God's plan by dying in Jerusalem.
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But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
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Meanwhile, Peter and those with him were slumped over in sleep. When they came to, rubbing their eyes, they saw Jesus in his glory and the two men standing with him.
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Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
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But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.
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Peter and the others were very drowsy and had fallen asleep. Now they woke up and saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.
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And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
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When Moses and Elijah had left, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, this is a great moment! Let's build three memorials: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He blurted this out without thinking.
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As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." (He did not know what he was saying.)
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Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he said.
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As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, "Master, this is wonderful! We will make three shrines--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
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While he was babbling on like this, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them. As they found themselves buried in the cloud, they became deeply aware of God.
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While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud.
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But even as he was saying this, a cloud came over them; and terror gripped them as it covered them.
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And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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Then there was a voice out of the cloud: "This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him."
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A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."
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And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"
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Then a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him."
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And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
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When the sound of the voice died away, they saw Jesus there alone. They were speechless. And they continued speechless, said not one thing to anyone during those days of what they had seen. [JC]
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When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen.
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When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
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When the voice died away, Jesus was there alone. They didn't tell anyone what they had seen until long after this happened.
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And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
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When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them.
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The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
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Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him.
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The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a huge crowd met Jesus.
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And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
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A man called from out of the crowd, "Please, please, Teacher, take a look at my son. He's my only child.
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A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, "Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child.
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A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, look at my boy, who is my only son.
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And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
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Often a spirit seizes him. Suddenly he's screaming, thrown into convulsions, his mouth foaming. And then it beats him black and blue before it leaves.
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A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.
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And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him.
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An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It is always hitting and injuring him. It hardly ever leaves him alone.
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And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
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I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn't."
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I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not."
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So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
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I begged your disciples to cast the spirit out, but they couldn't do it."
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And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
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Jesus said, "What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring your son here."
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"O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."
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Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."
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"You stubborn, faithless people," Jesus said, "how long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring him here."
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And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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While he was coming, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus stepped in, ordered the vile spirit gone, healed the boy, and handed him back to his father.
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Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.
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And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
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As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father.
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And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
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They all shook their heads in wonder, astonished at God's greatness, God's majestic greatness. While they continued to stand around exclaiming over all the things he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
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And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.
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And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,
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Awe gripped the people as they saw this display of God's power. While everyone was marveling over all the wonderful things he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
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Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
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"Treasure and ponder each of these next words: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into human hands."
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While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, "Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."
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"Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."
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"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed."
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But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
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They didn't get what he was saying. It was like he was speaking a foreign language and they couldn't make heads or tails of it. But they were embarrassed to ask him what he meant.
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But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
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But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
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But they didn't know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
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Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
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They started arguing over which of them would be most famous.
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An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
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Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.
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Then there was an argument among them as to which of them would be the greatest.
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And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
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When Jesus realized how much this mattered to them, he brought a child to his side.
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Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.
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And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him,
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But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.
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And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
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"Whoever accepts this child as if the child were me, accepts me," he said. "And whoever accepts me, accepts the One who sent me. You become great by accepting, not asserting. Your spirit, not your size, makes the difference."
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Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all--he is the greatest."
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and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great."
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Then he said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest."
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And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
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John spoke up, "Master, we saw a man using your name to expel demons and we stopped him because he wasn't of our group."
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"Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."
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Now John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us."
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John said to Jesus, "Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons. We tried to stop him because he isn't in our group."
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And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
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Jesus said, "Don't stop him. If he's not an enemy, he's an ally."
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"Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you."
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But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side."
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But Jesus said, "Don't stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you."
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And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
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When it came close to the time for his Ascension, he gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem.
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As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
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As the time drew near for his return to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
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He sent messengers on ahead. They came to a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his hospitality.
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And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;
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and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him.
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He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.
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And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
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But when the Samaritans learned that his destination was Jerusalem, they refused hospitality.
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but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem.
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But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem.
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But they were turned away. The people of the village refused to have anything to do with Jesus because he had resolved to go to Jerusalem.
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And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
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When the disciples James and John learned of it, they said, "Master, do you want us to call a bolt of lightning down out of the sky and incinerate them?"
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When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"
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And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?"
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When James and John heard about it, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we order down fire from heaven to burn them up?"
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But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
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Jesus turned on them: "Of course not!"
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But Jesus turned and rebuked them,
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But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.
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But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
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For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
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And they traveled on to another village.
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and they went to another village.
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For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they went to another village.
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So they went on to another village.
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And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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On the road someone asked if he could go along. "I'll go with you, wherever," he said.
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As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go."
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As they were walking along someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you no matter where you go."
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And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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Jesus was curt: "Are you ready to rough it? We're not staying in the best inns, you know."
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Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
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And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head."
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And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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Jesus said to another, "Follow me." He said, "Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father's funeral."
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He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
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Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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He said to another person, "Come, be my disciple." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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Jesus refused. "First things first. Your business is life, not death. And life is urgent: Announce God's kingdom!"
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Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
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Jesus replied, "Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead. Your duty is to go and preach the coming of the Kingdom of God."
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And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
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Then another said, "I'm ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home."
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Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family."
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And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."
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Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family."
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And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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Jesus said, "No procrastination. No backward looks. You can't put God's kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day."
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Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
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But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
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But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."
