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"Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you, long ere now they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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However, for Tyre and Sidon it will be more endurable at the Judgement than for you.
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And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be lifted high as Heaven? Thou shalt be driven down as low as Hades.
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"He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."
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When the Seventy returned, they exclaimed joyfully, "Master, even the demons submit to us when we utter your name."
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"I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.
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"I have given you power to tread serpents and scorpions underfoot, and to trample on all the power of the Enemy; and in no case shall anything do you harm.
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Nevertheless rejoice not at this, that the spirits submit to you; but rejoice that your names are registered in Heaven."
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On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.
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All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal Him."
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And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!