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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 ?