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And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;
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and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city.
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`Wo to thee, Chorazin; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;
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but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.
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`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.
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`He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'
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And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'
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and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
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lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;
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but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'
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In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.