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The Lord's Prayer

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

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The Model Prayer

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

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And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

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So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Our[a] Father [b]in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
[c]Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.

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give us our needed bread for each day;

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Give us day by day our daily bread.

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and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

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And forgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
[d]But deliver us from the evil one.”

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Ask, Seek, Knock

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

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A Friend Comes at Midnight

And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

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since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

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for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

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and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give [it] thee?

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and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?

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-- I say to you, Although he will not get up and give [them] to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

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I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.

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

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Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

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For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

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

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But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and [the father] shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

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If a son asks for [e]bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

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or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

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

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If therefore *ye*, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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If you then, being evil, 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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A House Divided

And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb [man] spoke. And the crowds wondered.

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A House Divided Cannot Stand

And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

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But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

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But some of them said, “He casts out demons by [f]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

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And others tempting [him] sought from him a sign out of heaven.

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Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.

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But *he*, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

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But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.

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and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

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If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

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But if *I* by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.

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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

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But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

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When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

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but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

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But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his [g]spoils.

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He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

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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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Return of an Unclean Spirit

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding [any] he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

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An Unclean Spirit Returns

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

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And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

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And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.

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Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

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Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

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True Blessedness

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

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Keeping the Word

And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

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But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].

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But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

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The Sign of Jonah

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

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Seeking a Sign

And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah [h]the prophet.

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

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

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

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The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

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Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

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The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

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The Lamp of the Body

But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

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The Lamp of the Body

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

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The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.

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The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is [i]good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is [j]bad, your body also is full of darkness.

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

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Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

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If therefore thy whole body [is] light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

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If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

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Woes to Pharisees and Experts in Law

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

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Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers

And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

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But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

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When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

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But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness.

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Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of [k]greed and wickedness.

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Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

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Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

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But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

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But rather give alms of [l]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

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But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

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“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

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Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

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Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the [m]best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

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Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].

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Woe to you, [n]scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

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And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

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Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

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And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

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And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

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

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Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for *they* killed them, and *ye* build [their sepulchres].

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In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

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For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

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Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

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that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

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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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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

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Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.

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“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”

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And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

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[o]And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

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watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].

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lying in wait for Him, [p]and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, [q]that they might accuse Him.

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