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Andoughtnot this woman,being a daughter of Abraham,whomSatan hath bound , lo , these eighteen**years, be loosedfromthisbond on the sabbathday?
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And when he had said these things,allhisadversaries were ashamed : andall the peoplerejoicedforall the glorious things that were donebyhim.
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Then said he , Unto whatis the kingdom of Godlike?andwhereunto shall I resembleit?
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It islike a grain of mustard seed,which a mantook , and castintohisgarden;and it grew , andwaxed* a greattree;and the fowls of the airlodgedin the branches of it.
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Andagain he said , Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
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It islikeleaven,which a womantook and hidinthreemeasures of meal,tillthewhole was leavened .
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And he wentthrough the citiesandvillages,teaching , andjourneying*towardJerusalem.
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Thensaidoneuntohim,Lord, are there fewthat be saved ? And he said unto them,
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Strive to enter inat the straitgate:formany, I say unto you, will seek to enter in , andshallnot be able .
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When once*the master of the house is risen up , and hath shut to the door,and ye begin to standwithout,and to knock at the door,saying , Lord,Lord,open unto us;and he shall answer and say unto you, I knowyounotwhence ye are :
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Then shall ye begin to say , We have eatenanddrunk in thypresence,and thou hast taughtinourstreets.