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And they departedthence, and passedthroughGalilee;and he wouldnotthat any man should know it.
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For he taughthisdisciples,andsaid unto them*, The Son of man is deliveredinto the hands of men,and they shall killhim;and after that he is killed, he shall rise the thirdday.
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But they understood not that saying,and were afraid to askhim.
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And he cametoCapernaum:andbeingin the house he askedthem,What was it that ye disputedamongyourselvesby the way?
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But they held their peace: forby the way they had disputedamongthemselves,who should be the greatest.
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And he sat down, and called the twelve,andsaith unto them,If any mandesire to befirst, the same shall belast of all,andservant of all.
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And he took a child, and sethimin the midst of them:and when he had takenhim in his arms, he said unto them,
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Whosoevershallreceiveone of suchchildreninmyname,receivethme:andwhosoevershallreceiveme,receivethnotme,but him that sentme.
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AndJohnansweredhim,saying, Master, we sawone casting outdevils in thyname,and he followethnotus:and we forbadhim,because he followethnotus.
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ButJesussaid, Forbidhimnot:for there is no manwhich shall do a miracleinmyname,thatcanlightly speak evil of me.
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Forwhosoevershallgiveyou a cup of water to drinkinmyname,because ye belong to Christ,verily I say unto you, he shallnotlosehisreward.
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Andwhosoevershalloffendone of these little ones that believeinme, it isbetterforhimthat a millstonewerehangedabouthisneck,and he were castinto the sea.
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Andifthyhandoffend[a]thee,cutitoff: it isbetter for thee to enterintolifemaimed,thanhavingtwohands to gointohell,into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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Wheretheirwormdiethnot,and the fireisnotquenched.
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Andifthyfootoffend[b]thee,cutitoff: it isbetter for thee to enterhaltintolife,thanhavingtwofeet to be castintohell,into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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Wheretheirwormdiethnot,and the fireisnotquenched.
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Andifthineeyeoffend[c]thee,pluckitout: it isbetter for thee to enterinto the kingdom of God with one eye,thanhavingtwoeyes to be castintohellfire:
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Wheretheirwormdiethnot,and the fireisnotquenched.