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Buthesaid , Yea rather,blessed are they that hear the word of God,andkeepit.
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And when the people were gathered thick together , he began to say , Thisis an evilgeneration: they seek a sign;and there shallnosign be givenit,but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
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ForasJonaswas a sign unto the Ninevites,soshallalso the Son of manbe to thisgeneration.
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The queen of the south shall rise upin the judgmentwith the men of thisgeneration,andcondemnthem:for she camefrom the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;and,behold , a greater thanSolomon is here.
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The men of Nineve shall rise upin the judgmentwiththisgeneration,and shall condemnit:for they repentedat the preaching of Jonas;and,behold , a greater thanJonas is here.
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Noman, when he hath lighted a candle,putteth it in a secret place,neitherunder a bushel,buton a candlestick,that they which come in may see the light.
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The light of the bodyis the eye:thereforewhenthineeyeissingle,thywholebodyalsois full of light;butwhen thine eye isevil,thybodyalso is full of darkness.
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Take heedtherefore that the lightwhich is intheebenotdarkness.
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Ifthywholebodytherefore be full of light,havingno*partdark, the whole shall be full of light,aswhen the bright shining of a candle doth givetheelight .
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Andas he spake , a certainPhariseebesoughthimtodinewithhim:and he went in , and sat down to meat .
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And when the Phariseesaw it, he marvelledthat he hadnotfirstwashedbeforedinner.