Luke:8-9
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And it came to pass afterward ,
that he went throughout every city and village ,
preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God :
and the twelve were with him ,
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And certain women ,
which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities ,
Mary called Magdalene ,
out of whom went seven devils ,
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And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod '
s steward ,
and Susanna ,
and many others ,
which ministered unto him of their substance .
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And when much people were gathered together ,
and were come to him out of every city ,
he spake by a parable :
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A sower went out to sow his seed :
and as he sowed ,
some fell by the way side ;
and it was trodden down ,
and the fowls of the air devoured it .
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And some fell upon a rock ;
and as soon as it was sprung up ,
it withered away ,
because it lacked moisture .
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And some fell among thorns ;
and the thorns sprang up with it ,
and choked it .
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And other fell on good ground ,
and sprang up ,
and bare fruit an hundredfold .
And when he had said these things ,
he cried ,
He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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And his disciples asked him ,
saying ,
What might this parable be ?
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And he said ,
Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God :
but to others in parables ;
that seeing they might not see ,
and hearing they might not understand .
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Now the parable is this :
The seed is the word of God .
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Those by the way side are they that hear ;
then cometh the devil ,
and taketh away the word out of their hearts ,
lest they should believe and be saved .
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They on the rock are they ,
which ,
when they hear ,
receive the word with joy ;
and these have no root ,
which for a while believe ,
and in time of temptation fall away .
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And that which fell among thorns are they ,
which ,
when they have heard ,
go forth ,
and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life ,
and bring no fruit to perfection .
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But that on the good ground are they ,
which in an honest and good heart ,
having heard the word ,
keep it ,
and bring forth fruit with patience .
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No man ,
when he hath lighted a candle ,
covereth it with a vessel ,
or putteth it under a bed ;
but setteth it on a candlestick ,
that they which enter in may see the light .
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For nothing is secret ,
that shall not be made manifest ;
neither any thing hid ,
that shall not be known and come abroad .
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Take heed therefore how ye hear :
for whosoever hath ,
to him shall be given ;
and whosoever hath not ,
from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have .
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Then came to him his mother and his brethren ,
and could not come at him for the press .
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And it was told him by certain which said ,
Thy mother and thy brethren stand without ,
desiring to see thee .
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And he answered and said unto them ,
My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God ,
and do it .
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Now it came to pass on a certain day ,
that he went into a ship with his disciples :
and he said unto them ,
Let us go over unto the other side of the lake .
And they launched forth .
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But as they sailed he fell asleep :
and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ;
and they were filled with water ,
and were in jeopardy .
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And they came to him ,
and awoke him ,
saying ,
Master ,
master ,
we perish .
Then he arose ,
and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water :
and they ceased ,
and there was a calm .
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And he said unto them ,
Where is your faith ?
And they being afraid wondered ,
saying one to another ,
What manner of man is this !
for he commandeth even the winds and water ,
and they obey him .
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And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes ,
which is over against Galilee .
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And when he went forth to land ,
there met him out of the city a certain man ,
which had devils long time ,
and ware no clothes ,
neither abode in any house ,
but in the tombs .
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When he saw Jesus ,
he cried out ,
and fell down before him ,
and with a loud voice said ,
What have I to do with thee ,
Jesus ,
thou Son of God most high ?
I beseech thee ,
torment me not .
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For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man .
For oftentimes it had caught him :
and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters ;
and he brake the bands ,
and was driven of the devil into the wilderness .)
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And Jesus asked him ,
saying ,
What is thy name ?
And he said ,
Legion :
because many devils were entered into him .
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And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep .
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And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain :
and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them .
And he suffered them .
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Then went the devils out of the man ,
and entered into the swine :
and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake ,
and were choked .
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When they that fed them saw what was done ,
they fled ,
and went and told it in the city and in the country .
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Then they went out to see what was done ;
and came to Jesus ,
and found the man ,
out of whom the devils were departed ,
sitting at the feet of Jesus ,
clothed ,
and in his right mind :
and they were afraid .
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They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed .
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Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them ;
for they were taken with great fear :
and he went up into the ship ,
and returned back again .
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Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him :
but Jesus sent him away ,
saying ,
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Return to thine own house ,
and shew how great things God hath done unto thee .
And he went his way ,
and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him .
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And it came to pass ,
that ,
when Jesus was returned ,
the people gladly received him :
for they were all waiting for him .
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And ,
behold ,
there came a man named Jairus ,
and he was a ruler of the synagogue :
and he fell down at Jesus '
feet ,
and besought him that he would come into his house :
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For he had one only daughter ,
about twelve years of age ,
and she lay a dying .
But as he went the people thronged him .
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And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years ,
which had spent all her living upon physicians ,
neither could be healed of any ,
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Came behind him ,
and touched the border of his garment :
and immediately her issue of blood stanched .
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And Jesus said ,
Who touched me ?
When all denied ,
Peter and they that were with him said ,
Master ,
the multitude throng thee and press thee ,
and sayest thou ,
Who touched me ?
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And Jesus said ,
Somebody hath touched me :
for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me .
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And when the woman saw that she was not hid ,
she came trembling ,
and falling down before him ,
she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him ,
and how she was healed immediately .
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And he said unto her ,
Daughter ,
be of good comfort :
thy faith hath made thee whole ;
go in peace .
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While he yet spake ,
there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue '
s house ,
saying to him ,
Thy daughter is dead ;
trouble not the Master .
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But when Jesus heard it ,
he answered him ,
saying ,
Fear not :
believe only ,
and she shall be made whole .
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And when he came into the house ,
he suffered no man to go in ,
save Peter ,
and James ,
and John ,
and the father and the mother of the maiden .
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And all wept ,
and bewailed her :
but he said ,
Weep not ;
she is not dead ,
but sleepeth .
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And they laughed him to scorn ,
knowing that she was dead .
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And he put them all out ,
and took her by the hand ,
and called ,
saying ,
Maid ,
arise .
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And her spirit came again ,
and she arose straightway :
and he commanded to give her meat .
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And her parents were astonished :
but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done .
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Then he called his twelve disciples together ,
and gave them power and authority over all devils ,
and to cure diseases .
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God ,
and to heal the sick .
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And he said unto them ,
Take nothing for your journey ,
neither staves ,
nor scrip ,
neither bread ,
neither money ;
neither have two coats apiece .
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And whatsoever house ye enter into ,
there abide ,
and thence depart .
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And whosoever will not receive you ,
when ye go out of that city ,
shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them .
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And they departed ,
and went through the towns ,
preaching the gospel ,
and healing every where .
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him :
and he was perplexed ,
because that it was said of some ,
that John was risen from the dead ;
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And of some ,
that Elias had appeared ;
and of others ,
that one of the old prophets was risen again .
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And Herod said ,
John have I beheaded :
but who is this ,
of whom I hear such things ?
And he desired to see him .
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And the apostles ,
when they were returned ,
told him all that they had done .
And he took them ,
and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida .
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And the people ,
when they knew it ,
followed him :
and he received them ,
and spake unto them of the kingdom of God ,
and healed them that had need of healing .
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And when the day began to wear away ,
then came the twelve ,
and said unto him ,
Send the multitude away ,
that they may go into the towns and country round about ,
and lodge ,
and get victuals :
for we are here in a desert place .
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But he said unto them ,
Give ye them to eat .
And they said ,
We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ;
except we should go and buy meat for all this people .
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For they were about five thousand men .
And he said to his disciples ,
Make them sit down by fifties in a company .
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And they did so ,
and made them all sit down .
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes ,
and looking up to heaven ,
he blessed them ,
and brake ,
and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude .
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And they did eat ,
and were all filled :
and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets .
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And it came to pass ,
as he was alone praying ,
his disciples were with him :
and he asked them ,
saying ,
Whom say the people that I am ?
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They answering said ,
John the Baptist ;
but some say ,
Elias ;
and others say ,
that one of the old prophets is risen again .
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He said unto them ,
But whom say ye that I am ?
Peter answering said ,
The Christ of God .
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And he straitly charged them ,
and commanded them to tell no man that thing ;
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Saying ,
The Son of man must suffer many things ,
and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes ,
and be slain ,
and be raised the third day .
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And he said to them all ,
If any man will come after me ,
let him deny himself ,
and take up his cross daily ,
and follow me .
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For whosoever will save his life shall lose it :
but whosoever will lose his life for my sake ,
the same shall save it .
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For what is a man advantaged ,
if he gain the whole world ,
and lose himself ,
or be cast away ?
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For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words ,
of him shall the Son of man be ashamed ,
when he shall come in his own glory ,
and in his Father '
s ,
and of the holy angels .
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But I tell you of a truth ,
there be some standing here ,
which shall not taste of death ,
till they see the kingdom of God .
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And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings ,
he took Peter and John and James ,
and went up into a mountain to pray .
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And as he prayed ,
the fashion of his countenance was altered ,
and his raiment was white and glistering .
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And ,
behold ,
there talked with him two men ,
which were Moses and Elias :
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Who appeared in glory ,
and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem .
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But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep :
and when they were awake ,
they saw his glory ,
and the two men that stood with him .
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And it came to pass ,
as they departed from him ,
Peter said unto Jesus ,
Master ,
it is good for us to be here :
and let us make three tabernacles ;
one for thee ,
and one for Moses ,
and one for Elias :
not knowing what he said .
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While he thus spake ,
there came a cloud ,
and overshadowed them :
and they feared as they entered into the cloud .
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And there came a voice out of the cloud ,
saying ,
This is my beloved Son :
hear him .
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And when the voice was past ,
Jesus was found alone .
And they kept it close ,
and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen .
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And it came to pass ,
that on the next day ,
when they were come down from the hill ,
much people met him .
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And ,
behold ,
a man of the company cried out ,
saying ,
Master ,
I beseech thee ,
look upon my son :
for he is mine only child .
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And ,
lo ,
a spirit taketh him ,
and he suddenly crieth out ;
and it teareth him that he foameth again ,
and bruising him hardly departeth from him .
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And I besought thy disciples to cast him out ;
and they could not .
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And Jesus answering said ,
O faithless and perverse generation ,
how long shall I be with you ,
and suffer you ?
Bring thy son hither .
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And as he was yet a coming ,
the devil threw him down ,
and tare him .
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit ,
and healed the child ,
and delivered him again to his father .
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And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God .
But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did ,
he said unto his disciples ,
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Let these sayings sink down into your ears :
for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men .
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But they understood not this saying ,
and it was hid from them ,
that they perceived it not :
and they feared to ask him of that saying .
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Then there arose a reasoning among them ,
which of them should be greatest .
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And Jesus ,
perceiving the thought of their heart ,
took a child ,
and set him by him ,
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And said unto them ,
Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me :
and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me :
for he that is least among you all ,
the same shall be great .
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And John answered and said ,
Master ,
we saw one casting out devils in thy name ;
and we forbad him ,
because he followeth not with us .
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And Jesus said unto him ,
Forbid him not :
for he that is not against us is for us .
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And it came to pass ,
when the time was come that he should be received up ,
he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem ,
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And sent messengers before his face :
and they went ,
and entered into a village of the Samaritans ,
to make ready for him .
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And they did not receive him ,
because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem .
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And when his disciples James and John saw this ,
they said ,
Lord ,
wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven ,
and consume them ,
even as Elias did ?
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But he turned ,
and rebuked them ,
and said ,
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of .
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For the Son of man is not come to destroy men '
s lives ,
but to save them .
And they went to another village .
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And it came to pass ,
that ,
as they went in the way ,
a certain man said unto him ,
Lord ,
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest .
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And Jesus said unto him ,
Foxes have holes ,
and birds of the air have nests ;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head .
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And he said unto another ,
Follow me .
But he said ,
Lord ,
suffer me first to go and bury my father .
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Jesus said unto him ,
Let the dead bury their dead :
but go thou and preach the kingdom of God .
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And another also said ,
Lord ,
I will follow thee ;
but let me first go bid them farewell ,
which are at home at my house .
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And Jesus said unto him ,
No man ,
having put his hand to the plough ,
and looking back ,
is fit for the kingdom of God .
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After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also ,
and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place ,
whither he himself would come .
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