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1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
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And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
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and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
3 And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.
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And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.
4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
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And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.
5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them. ”
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And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.
6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
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And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,
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And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done [by him], and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among [the] dead,
8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
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and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things? ” And he sought to see him.
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And Herod said, John *I* have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.
10 On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida.
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And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into [a desert place of] a city called Bethsaida.
11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing.
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But the crowds knowing [it] followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.
12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place. ”
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But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and [into] the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.
13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat. ”They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people. ”
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And he said to them, Give *ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless *we* should go and buy food for all this people;
14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each. ”
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for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
15 And they did so, and had them all sit down.
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And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
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And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.
18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am? ”
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And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?
19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen. ”
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But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.
20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am? ”And Peter answered, “The Christ of God. ”
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And he said to them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined [them] to say this to no man,
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. ”
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saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;
24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
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for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
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For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?
26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and [in that] of the Father, and of the holy angels.
27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God. ”
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But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
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And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.
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And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.
30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,
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And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,
31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.
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But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.
33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”— not knowing what he said.
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And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:
35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him! ”
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and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, *This* is my beloved Son: hear him.
36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
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And as the voice was [heard] Jesus was found alone: and *they* kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
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And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:
39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.
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and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not. ”
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And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.
41 Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here. ”
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And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.
42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
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But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.
43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
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And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which [Jesus] did, he said to his disciples,
44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men. ”
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Do *ye* let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.
45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
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But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.
46 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.
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And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side
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And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great. ”
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and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* is great.
49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us. ”
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And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you. ”
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And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you.
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
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And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that *he* stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him.
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And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.
53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
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And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them? ”
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And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?
55 But he turned and rebuked them.
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But turning he rebuked them [and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are].
56 And they went on to another village.
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And they went to another village.
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go. ”
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And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.
58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. ”
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And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.
59 To another he said, “Follow me. ”But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father. ”
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And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.
60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God. ”
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But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do *thou* go and announce the kingdom of God.
61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home. ”
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And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.
62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. ”
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But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on [the] plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
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