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34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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35 For I have come to turn " 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--
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35 For I have come to turn " 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--
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36 a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
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36 a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
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37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
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37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
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38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
