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This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
The
book of the
genealogy of
Jesus Christ,
the
son of
David,
the
son of
Abraham.
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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
and Jacob the
father of
Joseph the
husband of
Mary,
of whom Jesus was
born,
who is
called Christ.
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This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
Now the
birth of
Jesus Christ took place in this way.
When
his mother Mary had been
betrothed to
Joseph,
before they came together she was
found to be with
child from the
Holy Spirit.
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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.’
She will
bear a
son,
and you shall
call his name Jesus,
for he will
save his people from their sins.”
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But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
but knew her not until she had given
birth to a
son.
And he
called his name Jesus.
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
Now after
Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of
Judea in the
days of
Herod the
king,
behold,
wise men from the
east came to Jerusalem,
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the
Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him.
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Jesus replied,
‘Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then John consented.
But Jesus answered him,
“Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he
consented.
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As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
And when
Jesus was
baptized,
immediately he
went up from the
water,
and behold,
the
heavens were
opened to
him,
and he
saw the
Spirit of
God descending like a
dove and coming to rest on him;
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was
led up by the
Spirit into the
wilderness to be
tempted by the
devil.
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Jesus answered,
‘It is written: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ’But he
answered,
“It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone,but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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Jesus answered him,
‘It is also written: “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”’Jesus said to
him,
“Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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Jesus said to him,
‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”’Then Jesus said to
him,
“Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your Godand him only shall you serve.’”
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When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
Now when
he heard that John had been
arrested,
he
withdrew into Galilee.
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From that time on Jesus began to preach,
‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ From that
time Jesus began to
preach,
saying,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
While walking by the
Sea of
Galilee, he
saw two brothers,
Simon (who is
called Peter)
and Andrew his brother,
casting a
net into the
sea,
for they
were fishermen.
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‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said,
‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’
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And he
said to
them,
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
And going on from
there he
saw two other brothers,
James the son of
Zebedee and John his brother,
in the
boat with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets,
and he
called them.
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Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and illness among the people.
And he went throughout all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the
gospel of the
kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the
people.
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Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
Seeing the
crowds,
he
went up on the
mountain,
and when
he sat down,
his disciples came to
him.
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
And when Jesus finished these sayings,
the
crowds were
astonished at his teaching,
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When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
When he came down from the
mountain,
great crowds followed him.
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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.
‘I am willing,’ he said.
‘Be clean!’ Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
And Jesus stretched out his
hand and
touched him,
saying,
“I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was
cleansed.
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Then Jesus said to him,
‘See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’ And Jesus said to
him,
“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
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When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
When he had
entered Capernaum, a
centurion came forward to
him,
appealing to
him,
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Jesus said to him,
‘Shall I come and heal him?’And he
said to
him,
“I will come and heal him.”
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.When Jesus heard this, he
marveled and said to those who
followed him,
“Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.
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Then Jesus said to the centurion,
‘Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.’ And his servant was healed at that moment.
And to the
centurion Jesus said,
“Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the
servant was
healed at that very
moment.
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When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
And when
Jesus entered Peter’s house, he
saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a
fever.
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When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.
Now when
Jesus saw a
crowd around him,
he
gave orders to
go over to the
other side.
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Jesus replied,
‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’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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But Jesus told him,
‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’ And Jesus said to
him,
“Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
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Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
And behold, there
arose a
great storm on the
sea, so
that the
boat was being
swamped by the
waves;
but he was
asleep.
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The demons begged Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
And the
demons begged him,
saying, “
If you cast
us out,
send us away into the
herd of
pigs.”
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Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
And behold,
all the
city came out to meet Jesus,
and when they
saw him,
they
begged him to
leave their region.
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Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.
And getting into a
boat he crossed over and came to his
own city.
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Some men brought to him a paralysed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man,
‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.’ And behold, some people
brought to
him a
paralytic,
lying on a
bed.
And when
Jesus saw their faith, he
said to the
paralytic,
“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said,
‘Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?But Jesus,
knowing their thoughts,
said,
“Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
As Jesus passed on from
there, he
saw a
man called Matthew sitting at the
tax booth,
and he
said to
him,
“Follow me.” And he
rose and
followed him.
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While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.
And as
Jesus reclined at table
in the
house,
behold,
many tax collectors and sinners came and were
reclining with
Jesus and his disciples.
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On hearing this, Jesus said,
‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill.But when he
heard it, he
said,
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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Jesus answered,
‘How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.And Jesus said to
them,
“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
And Jesus rose and
followed him,
with his disciples.
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Jesus turned and saw her.
‘Take heart, daughter,’ he said,
‘your faith has healed you.’ And the woman was healed at that moment.
Jesus turned,
and seeing her he
said,
“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the
woman was
made well.
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When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and the people playing pipes,
And when
Jesus came to the
ruler’s house and saw the
flute players and the
crowd making a
commotion,
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As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’
And as
Jesus passed on from
there,
two blind men
followed him,
crying aloud, “Have
mercy on
us,
Son of
David.”
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When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them,
‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ they replied.
When he
entered the house, the
blind men
came to
him,
and Jesus said to
them,
“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They
said to
him, “
Yes,
Lord.”
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and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly,
‘See that no one knows about this.’And their eyes were
opened.
And Jesus sternly warned them,
“See that no one knows about it.”
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While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
As they were going
away,
behold, a
demon-oppressed man who was
mute was
brought to
him.
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Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness.
And Jesus went throughout all the
cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the
gospel of the
kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.
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Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and illness.
And he
called to him
his twelve disciples and
gave them authority over
unclean spirits,
to cast them out,
and to
heal every disease and every affliction.
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These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions:
‘Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. These twelve Jesus sent out,
instructing them,
“Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans,
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After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he
went on from
there to
teach and preach in their cities.
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Jesus replied,
‘Go back and report to John what you hear and see:And Jesus answered them,
“Go and tell John what you hear and see:
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As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:
‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?As they
went away,
Jesus began to
speak to the
crowds concerning John:
“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
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Then he
began to
denounce the
cities where most of
his mighty works had been
done,
because they did
not repent.
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At that time Jesus said,
‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. At that time Jesus declared,
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;
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At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some ears of corn and eat them.
At that time Jesus went through the
grainfields on the
Sabbath.
His disciples were
hungry,
and they
began to
pluck heads of grain and to
eat.
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and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’
And a
man was there
with a
withered hand.
And they
asked him,
“
Is it lawful to
heal on the
Sabbath?”— so
that they might
accuse him.
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But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
But the
Pharisees went out and
conspired against him,
how to
destroy him.
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