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13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:
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13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
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14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
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14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
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15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
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15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
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16 and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;
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16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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17 and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
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17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon,
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18 and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed.
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18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured,
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19 And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed [them] all.
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19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.
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20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
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20 Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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21 Blessed [are] ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
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21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
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22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
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22 Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
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23 Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy]: for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
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23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
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