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Listen, I have given you power to walk on snakes and scorpions, power that is greater than the enemy has. So nothing will hurt you.
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But you should not be happy because the spirits obey you but because your names are written in heaven."
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Then Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children. Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.
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"My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father. And no one knows who the Father is, except the Son and those whom the Son chooses to tell."
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Then Jesus turned to his followers and said privately, "You are blessed to see what you now see.
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I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you now see, but they did not, and they wanted to hear what you now hear, but they did not."
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Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?"
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Jesus said, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?"
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The man answered, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind." Also, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
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Jesus said to him, "Your answer is right. Do this and you will live."
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But the man, wanting to show the importance of his question, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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Jesus answered, "As a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, some robbers attacked him. They tore off his clothes, beat him, and left him lying there, almost dead.
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It happened that a Jewish priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
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Next, a Leviten came there, and after he went over and looked at the man, he walked by on the other side of the road.
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Then a Samaritann traveling down the road came to where the hurt man was. When he saw the man, he felt very sorry for him.
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The Samaritan went to him, poured olive oil and winen on his wounds, and bandaged them. Then he put the hurt man on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he cared for him.
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The next day, the Samaritan brought out two coins, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of this man. If you spend more money on him, I will pay it back to you when I come again.'"
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Then Jesus said, "Which one of these three men do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by the robbers?"
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The expert on the law answered, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Then go and do what he did."
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While Jesus and his followers were traveling, Jesus went into a town. A woman named Martha let Jesus stay at her house.
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Martha had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at Jesus' feet and listening to him teach.