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Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became the traitor.
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When Jesus had come down from the hill with the apostles, he stood on a level place with a large number of his disciples. A large crowd of people was there from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from the coast cities of Tyre and Sidon;
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they had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those who were troubled by evil spirits also came and were healed.
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All the people tried to touch him, for power was going out from him and healing them all.
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Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "Happy are you poor; the Kingdom of God is yours!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.