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"Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever refuses to accept you refuses to accept me. And whoever refuses to accept me refuses to accept the One who sent me."
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When the seventy-twon came back, they were very happy and said, "Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we used your name!"
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Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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Listen, I have given you power to walk on snakes and scorpions, power that is greater than the enemy has. So nothing will hurt you.
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But you should not be happy because the spirits obey you but because your names are written in heaven."
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Then Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children. Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.
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"My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father. And no one knows who the Father is, except the Son and those whom the Son chooses to tell."
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Then Jesus turned to his followers and said privately, "You are blessed to see what you now see.
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I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you now see, but they did not, and they wanted to hear what you now hear, but they did not."
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Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?"
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Jesus said, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?"