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In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
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All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
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Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!
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For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
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And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?"
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And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
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And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
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But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.