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8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
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“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
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But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
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And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
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“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
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Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 And he said unto him,Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
15 And he said unto them,Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying,The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
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He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
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“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
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