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He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
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And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
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And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
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Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
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In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
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All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].
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And he turned himself to [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see.
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For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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He said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?