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  • Genesis 30
    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
    And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
    And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
    And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
    And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
    And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
    And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
    When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
    And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
    And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
    And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
    And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
    And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
    And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
    And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
    And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
    And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
    And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
    And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
    And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
    And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
    Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
    And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
    And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
    For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
    And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
    I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
    So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
    And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
    And he removed that day th
    7 min
  • Matthew 19
    And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
    And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
    And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
    And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
    Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
    They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
    He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
    And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
    His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
    But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
    For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
    Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
    But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
    And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
    And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
    And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
    He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
    Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
    The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
    Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
    But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
    When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
    Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
    And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
    But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
    5 min
  • Psalms 34
    I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
    My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
    O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
    I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
    They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
    This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
    The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
    O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
    O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
    The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
    Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
    What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
    Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
    Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
    The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
    The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
    The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
    The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
    He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
    Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
    The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
    2 min
  • Matthew 18
    At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
    And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
    And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
    And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
    But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
    Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
    Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
    And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
    Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
    For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
    And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
    Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
    Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
    But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
    And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
    Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
    Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
    Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
    Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
    And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
    But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
    The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
    Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
    But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
    And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
    And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
    So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto th
    5 min
  • Psalms 33
    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
    Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
    Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
    For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
    He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
    By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
    He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
    Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
    The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
    The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
    The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
    From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
    He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
    An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
    Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
    To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
    Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
    For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
    Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
    2 min
  • Genesis 28,29
    And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
    Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.
    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
    And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
    When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;
    And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
    And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
    Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
    And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
    And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
    And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
    And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
    And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
    And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
    And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
    And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
    And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
    So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
    And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
    Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
    And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
    And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
    And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
    And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
    And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and g
    8 min
  • Matthew 17
    And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
    And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
    Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
    While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
    And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
    And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
    And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
    And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
    And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
    And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
    But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
    Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
    And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
    Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
    And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
    Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
    And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
    Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
    And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
    Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
    And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
    And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
    And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
    He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
    Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
    Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
    6 min
  • Genesis 27
    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
    And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
    Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
    And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
    And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
    And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
    Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
    Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
    And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
    And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
    My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
    And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
    And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
    And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
    And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
    And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
    And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
    And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
    And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
    And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
    And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
    And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
    And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
    And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
    And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
    Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
    And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
    And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
    And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstbor
    10 min
  • Psalms 32
    Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
    Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
    When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
    For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
    I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
    I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
    Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
    Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
    Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
    3 min
  • Matthew 16
    The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
    He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
    And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
    A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
    And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
    Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
    And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
    Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
    Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
    Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
    How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
    Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
    When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
    And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
    He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
    And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
    And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
    And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
    From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
    Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
    But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
    For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
    For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
    Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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