Hi, and welcome to
HIS WORDS ARE LIFE.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and
I'll be reading today
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from the King James
Version of the Bible.
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You know, David writes that the
Bible is given to us as a lamp
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to our feet and light to
our path. And before we go
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to the Word and receive the
light that God has for us today,
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Let's go to Him in prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you
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so much that you have not left
us to wander along through the
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darkness of this life and try
to figure out the way that we
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should go. But you
have provided for us a way
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and You are the Truth and the
Life and the Way that we need
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to be in. Give us wisdom
now as we read Your word.
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Send Your Holy Spirit to guide
our hearts to understanding.
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We pray this in the name
of Jesus. We love you. Amen.
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I'm reading today from the
book of Matthew, chapter 14.
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I'm in the King James
Version and we left off reading
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the story of John and
Herod putting him to death.
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I'll begin with verse
10. - speaking of Herod -
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And he sent, and beheaded John
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in the prison. And his
head was brought in a charger,
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and given to the damsel: and
she brought it to her mother.
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And his disciples came, and
took up the body, and buried it,
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and went and told Jesus. When
Jesus heard of it he departed
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thence by ship into a desert
place apart: and when the people
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had heard thereof, they followed
him on foot out of the cities.
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And Jesus went forth, and saw
a great multitude, and was moved
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with compassion toward
them, and he healed their sick.
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And when it was evening, his
disciples came to him, saying,
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This is a desert place
and the time is now past;
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Send the multitude, away, that
they may go into the villages,
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and buy themselves victuals.
But Jesus said unto them,
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They need not depart; give ye
them to eat. And they say unto
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him, We have here but
five loaves, and two fishes.
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He said, Bring them hither
to me. And he commanded the
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multitude to sit down on the
grass, and took the five loaves,
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and the two fishes, and looking
up to heaven, he blessed and
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brake, and gave the
loaves to his disciples,
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and the disciples to the
multitude. And they did all eat,
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and were filled: and
they took up of the fragments
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that remained twelve baskets
full. And they that had eaten
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were about 5,000 men,
beside women and children.
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And straightway Jesus
constrained his disciples
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to get into a ship, and to go
before him unto the other side,
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while he sent the multitudes
away. And when he had sent
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the multitudes away, he went up
into a mountain apart to pray:
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and when the evening was come,
he was there alone. But the ship
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was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind
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was contrary. And in the fourth
watch of the night Jesus went
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unto them, walking on the sea.
And when the disciples saw him
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walking on the sea, they were
troubled saying, It is a spirit;
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and they cried out for fear.
But straightway Jesus spake unto
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them saying, Be of good
cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
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And Peter answered him and said,
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come
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unto thee on the water. And he
said, Come. And when Peter was
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come down out of the ship,
he walked on the water, to go to
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Jesus. But when he saw the
wind boisterous, he was afraid;
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and beginning to sink, he
cried, saying, Lord, save me.
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And immediately Jesus stretched
forth his hand and caught him,
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and said unto him, O thou
of little faith, wherefore
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didst thou doubt? And when
they were come into the ship,
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the wind ceased. Then they
that were in the ship came and
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worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.
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And when they were gone
over, they came into the land
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of Gennesaret. And when the men
of that place had knowledge of
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him they sent out into all that
country round about, and brought
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unto him all that were diseased;
And besought him that they might
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only touch the hem of
his garment: and as many as
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touched were made perfectly
whole. - I'm reading in the book
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of Matthew, chapter 15. -
Then came to Jesus scribes
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and Pharisees, which were of
Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy
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disciples transgress
the tradition of the elders?
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for they wash not their
hands when they eat bread.
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But he answered and said unto
them, Why do ye also transgress
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the commandment of God by your
tradition? For God commanded,
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saying, Honour thy father
and mother: and, He that curseth
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father or mother, let him
die the death. But ye say,
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Whosoever shall say to
his father or his mother,
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It is a gift, by whatsoever
thou mightest be profited by me;
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And honour not his father or
his mother, he shall be free.
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Thus have ye made
the commandment of God
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of none effect by your
tradition. Ye hypocrites,
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well did Esaias prophesy of you,
saying, This people draweth nigh
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unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips;
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but their heart is far from me.
But in vain they do worship me,
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teaching for doctrine,
the commandments of men.
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And he called the multitude
and said unto them, Hear and
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understand: Not that which goeth
into the mouth defileth a man;
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but that which cometh out of
the mouth, this defileth a man.
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Then came his disciples,
and said unto him, Knowest thou
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that the Pharisees were offended
after they heard this saying?
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But he answered and said, Every
plant, which my heavenly Father
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hath not planted, shall
be rooted up. Let them alone.
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they be blind leaders of
the blind. And if the blind lead
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the blind, both shall fall
into the ditch. Then answered
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Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable. And Jesus
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said, Are ye also yet, without
understanding? Do not ye yet
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understand, that whatsoever
entereth in at the mouth
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goeth into the belly, and
is cast out into the draught?
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But those things which proceed
out of the mouth come forth
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from the heart; and they defile
the man. For out of the heart
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proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts
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false witness, blasphemies:
These are the things which
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defile a man: but to eat
with unwashen hands defileth not
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a man. Then Jesus went thence,
and departed into the coasts
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of Tyre and Sidon. And behold,
a woman of Canaan came out
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of the same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying, Have mercy
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on me, O Lord, thou son of David
my daughter is grievously vexed
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with a devil. But he
answered her not a word.
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And his disciples came
and besought him, saying,
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Send her away; for she
crieth after us. But he answered
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and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the
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house of Israel. Then came
she and worshipped him, saying,
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Lord, help me. But he answered
and said, It is not meet to take
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the children's bread, and to
cast it to dogs. And she said,
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Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of
the crumbs which fall from their
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masters' table. Then Jesus
answered and said unto her,
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O woman, great is thy faith: be
it unto thee even as thou wilt.
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And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour.
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And Jesus departed from thence,
and came nigh unto the sea of
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Galilee; and went up into a
mountain, and sat down there.
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And great multitudes came
unto him, having with them those
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that were lame, blind,
dumb, maimed, and many others,
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and cast them down at
Jesus feet; and he healed them:
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Insomuch that the multitude
wondered, when they saw
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the dumb to speak, the maimed to
be whole, the lame to walk, and
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the blind to see: and they
glorified the God of Israel.
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Then Jesus called his
disciples unto him, and said,
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I have compassion on
the multitude, because they
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continue with me now three
days, and have nothing to eat:
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and I will not send them away
fasting, lest they faint in the
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way. And his disciples say
unto him, Whence should we have
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so much bread in the wilderness,
as to fill so great a multitude?
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And Jesus saith unto
them, How many loaves have ye?
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And they said, Seven, and a few
little fishes. And he commanded
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the multitude to sit down on the
ground. And he took the seven
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loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them
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and gave to his disciples, and
the disciples to the multitude.
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And they did all eat, and were
filled: and they took up of the
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broken meat that was left seven
baskets full. And they that did
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eat were four thousand
men, besides women and children.
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And he sent away the multitude,
and took ship, and came into the
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coasts of Magdala. -
I'm reading from the book of
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Matthew, chapter 16. -
The Pharisees also with the
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Sadducees came, and tempting
desired him that he would shew
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them a sign from heaven. He
answered and said unto them,
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When it is evening, ye
say, It will be fair weather:
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for the sky is red. And in the
morning, It will be foul weather
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today: for the sky is red
and lowering. O ye hypocrites,
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ye can discern the face of
the sky; but can ye not discern
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the signs of the
times? A wicked and adulterous
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generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given
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unto it, but the sign of
the prophet Jonas. And he left
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them and departed. And when his
disciples were come to the other
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side, they had forgotten
to take bread. Then Jesus said
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unto them, Take heed and beware
of the leaven of the Pharisees
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and of the Sadducees. And
they reasoned among themselves,
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saying, It is because we have
taken no bread. Which when Jesus
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perceived, he said unto them,
O ye of little faith, why reason
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ye among yourselves, because
ye have brought no bread?
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Do ye not yet understand,
neither remember the 5 loaves
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of the five thousand, and
how many baskets ye took up?
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Neither the seven loaves of
the four thousand, and how many
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baskets ye took up? How is
it that ye do not understand
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that I spake it not
to you concerning bread,
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that ye should beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and
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of the Sadducees? Then
understood they how that
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he bade them not beware of
the leaven of bread, but of the
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doctrine of the Pharisees and of
the Sadducees. When Jesus came
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into the coasts
of Caesarea Philippi,
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he asked his disciples, saying,
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Whom do men say
that I the Son of man am?
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And they said, Some say that
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thou art John the Baptist: some
Elias; and others Jeremias, or
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one of the prophets. He
saith unto them, But whom say ye
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that I am? And Simon
Peter answered and said,
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Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God. And Jesus
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answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou Simon Barjona:
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for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my
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Father which is in heaven.
And I say also unto thee,
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That thou art Peter, and
upon this rock I will build
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my church; and the
gates of hell shall not
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prevail against it.
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And I will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven;
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And whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound
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in heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt loose on earth shall be
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loosed in heaven. Then charged
he his disciples that they
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should tell no man that he was
Jesus the Christ. From that time
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forth began Jesus to shew unto
his disciples, how that he must
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go unto Jerusalem, and suffer
many things of the elders and
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chief priests and scribes, and
be killed, and be raised again
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the third day. Then Peter took
him, and began to rebuke him,
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saying, Be it far from thee,
Lord: this shall not be unto
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thee. But he turned, and said
unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
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Satan: thou art an offence unto
me; for thou savourest not the
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things that be of God, but those
that be of men. Then said Jesus
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unto his disciples, If any man
will come after me, let him deny
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himself, and take up his cross,
and follow me. For whosoever
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will save his life shall
lose it: and whosoever will lose
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his life for my sake shall find
it. For what is a man profited,
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if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?
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or what shall a man give
in exchange for his soul? For
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the Son of man shall come
in the glory of his Father,
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with his angels; and
then he shall reward every man
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according to his works. Verily
I say unto you, There be some
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standing her, which shall not
taste of death, till they see
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the Son of man
coming in his kingdom.
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I'm reading in the
book of Matthew, chapter 17.
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And after six days Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John his
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brother and bringeth them
up into an high mountain apart,
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And was transfigured before them
and his face did shine as the
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sun, and his raiment
was white as the light.
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Thank you again for
being with us during this time
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of the reading of God's word.
And it's my prayer that these
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words will be a comfort to you
in the days ahead. If you go out
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into your homes and your
jobs; your families and your
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communities, may God
be with you, and keep you.
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