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And I besoughtthydisciplestocasthimout; and they couldnot.
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AndJesusansweringsaid, Ofaithlessandperversegeneration,howlong shall I bewithyou,andsufferyou?Bringthysonhither.
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And as hewasyet a coming, the devilthrewhimdown, andtare him. AndJesusrebuked the uncleanspirit,andhealed the child,anddeliveredhimagain to hisfather.
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And they wereallamazedat the mighty power of God.But while they wondered every oneat all thingswhichJesusdid, he saiduntohisdisciples,
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Let thesesayings sink downintoyour*ears:for the Son of man shall bedeliveredinto the hands of men.
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But they understood notthissaying,and it washidfromthem,that they perceiveditnot:and they feared to askhimofthatsaying.
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Then there arose a reasoningamongthem,whichofthem should begreatest.
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AndJesus,perceiving the thought of theirheart,took a child, and sethimbyhim,
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Andsaid unto them,Whosoevershallreceivethischildinmynamereceivethme:andwhosoevershallreceiveme receiveth him that sentme:for he that isleastamongyouall, the same shall begreat.
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AndJohnanswered and said, Master, we sawone casting outdevilsinthyname;and we forbadhim,because he followethnotwithus.
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AndJesussaiduntohim,Forbid him not:forhe that isnotagainstusisforus.
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And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up*, he stedfastly sethisface to gotoJerusalem,
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Andsentmessengersbeforehisface:and they went, and enteredinto a village of the Samaritans,to make ready for him.
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And they didnotreceivehim,becausehisfacewas as though he would gotoJerusalem.
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And when hisdisciplesJamesandJohnsaw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we commandfire to come downfromheaven,andconsumethem,evenasEliasdid?
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But he turned, and rebukedthem,andsaid, Ye knownot what manner of spiritye are of.
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For the Son of manisnotcome to destroymen'slives,but to save them. And they wenttoanothervillage.
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And it came to pass, that, as theywentin the way, a certain man saiduntohim,Lord, I will followtheewhithersoeverthougoest.
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AndJesussaid unto him,Foxeshaveholes,andbirds of the air have nests;but the Son of manhathnotwhere to lay his head.
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And he saiduntoanother,Followme.But he said, Lord,suffermefirst to go and burymyfather.
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Jesussaid unto him,Let the deadburytheirdead:butgothou and preach the kingdom of God.