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"How terrible it will be for you, Korazin! How terrible for you, Bethsaida! Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon. They would have turned away from their sins long ago. They would have put on black clothes. They would have sat down in ashes.
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On judgment day it will be easier for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
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"And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? No! You will go down to the place of the dead.
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"Anyone who listens to you listens to me. Anyone who does not accept you does not accept me. And anyone who does not accept me does not accept the One who sent me."
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The 72 returned with joy. They said, "Lord, even the demons obey us when we speak in your name."
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Jesus replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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I have given you authority to walk all over snakes and scorpions. You will be able to destroy all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
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But do not be glad when the evil spirits obey you. Instead, be glad that your names are written in heaven."
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At that time Jesus was full of joy through the Holy Spirit. He said, "I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from the wise and educated. But you have shown them to little children. Yes, Father. This is what you wanted.
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"My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows who the Son is. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make the Father known."
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Then Jesus turned to his disciples. He said to them in private, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.