Luke 9
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Then a He called His twelve disciples together and b gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
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c He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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d 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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e "Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
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f "And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, g shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
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h So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
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i 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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and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
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Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" j So he sought to see Him.
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k And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. l Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
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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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m 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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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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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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And they did so, and made them all sit down.
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Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He n blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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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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o 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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So they answered and said, p "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."
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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" q Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."
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r And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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saying, s "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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t 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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u "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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v "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?
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w "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be x ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.
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y "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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z 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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As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.
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And behold, two men talked with Him, who were a Moses and b Elijah,
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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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But Peter and those with him c 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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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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While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the d cloud.
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And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, e "This is My beloved Son. f Hear Him!"
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When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. g But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
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h 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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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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"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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"So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
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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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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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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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i "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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j 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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k Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.
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And Jesus, l perceiving the thought of their heart, took a m little child and set him by Him,
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and said to them, n "Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and o whoever receives Me p receives Him who sent Me. q For he who is least among you all will be great."
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r 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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But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for s he who is not against us is on our side."
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Now it came to pass, when the time had come for t Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
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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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But u they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem.
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And when His disciples v 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 w Elijah did?"
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But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of x spirit you are of.
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"For y 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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z 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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And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man a has nowhere to lay His head."
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b Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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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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And another also said, "Lord, c I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."
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But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is d fit for the kingdom of God."
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Matthew 10:1
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
Matthew 10:2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother.
Mark 3:13
And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him.
Mark 6:7
And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
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Mark 16:17
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues.
Mark 16:18
"they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
John 14:12
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
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Matthew 10:7
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Mark 6:12
So they went out and preached that people should repent.
Luke 10:1
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.
Luke 10:9
"And heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
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Matthew 10:9 - 15
Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts.
Mark 6:8 - 11
He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff - no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts -
Luke 10:4 - 12
Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
Luke 22:35
And He said to them, "When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?" So they said, "Nothing.
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Matthew 10:11
Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out.
Mark 6:10
Also He said to them, "In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.
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Matthew 10:14
And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
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Luke 10:11
'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'
Acts 13:51
But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
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Mark 6:12
So they went out and preached that people should repent.
Luke 8:1
Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him.
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Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
Matthew 14:2
And said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.
Mark 6:14
Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.
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Luke 23:8
Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.
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Mark 6:30
Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.
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Matthew 14:13
When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
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Matthew 14:15
When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.
Mark 6:35
When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.
John 6:1
After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
John 6:5
Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
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Luke 22:19
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
Luke 24:30
Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
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Matthew 16:13 - 16
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?
Mark 8:27 - 29
Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, "Who do men say that I am?
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Matthew 14:2
And said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.
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Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 6:68
But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
John 6:69
"Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
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Matthew 8:4
And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.
Matthew 16:20
Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Mark 8:30
Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.
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Matthew 16:21
From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
Matthew 17:22
Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.
Luke 18:31 - 33
Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " Having said this, He breathed His last.
Luke 24:46
Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day.
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Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Mark 8:34
When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Luke 14:27
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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Matthew 10:39
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Luke 17:33
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
John 12:25
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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Matthew 16:26
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:36
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
Luke 16:19 - 31
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
Acts 1:18
(Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
Acts 1:25
"to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."
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Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
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Matthew 10:33
But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
Mark 8:38
"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
Luke 12:9
But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
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Matthew 16:28
"Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
Mark 9:1
And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God -present with power.
Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Acts 7:56
And said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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Matthew 17:1 - 8
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
Mark 9:2 - 8
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.
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Hebrews 11:23 - 29
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command.
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2 Kings 2:1 - 11
And it came to pass, when the LORD was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
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Daniel 8:18
Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
Daniel 10:9
Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.
Matthew 26:40
Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?
Matthew 26:43
And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
Mark 14:40
And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.
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Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
Acts 1:9
Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
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Psalms 2:7
I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to...
Isaiah 42:1
Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One ...
Matthew 3:17
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ...
Matthew 12:18
Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Belov...
Mark 1:11
Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My belo...
Luke 3:22
And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form li...
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Acts 3:22
For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.
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Matthew 17:9
Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.
Mark 9:9
Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
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Matthew 17:14 - 18
And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying.
Mark 9:14 - 27
And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them.
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Matthew 17:22
Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.
Mark 10:33
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles.
Mark 14:53
And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes.
Luke 22:54
Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed at a distance.
John 18:12
Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
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Mark 9:32
But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him.
Luke 2:50
But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.
Luke 18:34
But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.
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Matthew 18:1 - 5
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mark 9:33 - 37
Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, "What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?
Luke 22:24
Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
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Matthew 9:4
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
John 2:24
But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men.
John 2:25
And had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.
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Luke 18:17
"Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."
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Matthew 18:5
Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
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Matthew 10:40
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Mark 9:37
"Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me."
John 12:44
Then Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
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John 13:20
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."
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Matthew 23:11
But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:12
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.
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Mark 9:38 - 40
Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.
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Matthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
Luke 11:23
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
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Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
Mark 16:19
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Acts 1:2
Until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen.
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John 4:4
But He needed to go through Samaria.
John 4:9
Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
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Mark 3:17
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder".
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2 Kings 1:10
So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
2 Kings 1:12
So Elijah answered and said to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
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Romans 8:15
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
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Luke 19:10
"for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 12:47
And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
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Matthew 8:19 - 22
Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.
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Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 8:23
But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.
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Matthew 8:21
Then another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father.
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
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1 Kings 19:20
And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?
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2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica - Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.
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