Hi, and thank you for joining
me for His Words Are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer.
I'll be reading today,
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from the King James version,
but before we go to the bible,
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let's go to God in
prayer. Dear Heavenly Father
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thank you so much
for these beautiful words
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that you have given to us, the
very life of life for us, please
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be with us now as we read them.
Help us to not just read them,
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but to take them into our hearts
that our lives will be changed,
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and that you will be
glorified. We love you so much.
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Thank you. Amen. The
last time we were together
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we were reading from one of the
most beautiful chapters in the
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Bible. I think it is
Luke, chapter 2, the story of
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when Jesus was born and God
and sinners were reconciled.
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The angels had just come
to the shepherds to bring them
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the greatest tidings of
great joy for all people,
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and now, we continue
on the story, I'm reading
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Luke chapter two, and
beginning with verse 15
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And it came to pass, as
the angels were gone away
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from them into heaven, the
shepherds said to one another,
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Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing
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which is come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us.
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And they came with haste, and
found Mary, and Joseph, and the
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babe lying in a manger. And when
they had seen it they made known
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abroad the saying which was
told them concerning this child.
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And all they that heard
it wondered at those things
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which were told them by the
shepherds. But Mary kept all
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these things, and
pondered them in her heart.
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And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God
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for all the things that they had
heard and seen, as it was told
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unto them. And when
eight days were accomplished
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for the circumcising of the
child, his name was called Jesus
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which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived
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in the womb. And when the days
of her purification according to
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the law of Moses were
accomplished, they brought
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him to Jerusalem to
present him to the Lord;
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As it is written in
the law of the Lord,
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Every male that openeth
the womb shall be called holy
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to the Lord; and to offer
a sacrifice according to that
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which is said in the law of
the Lord, A pair of turtledoves,
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or two young pigeons.
And, behold, there was a man
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in Jerusalem, whose name
was Simeon; and the same man
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was just and devout, waiting
for the consolation of Israel:
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and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
And it was revealed unto him by
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the Holy Ghost, that he should
not see death before he had seen
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the Lord's Christ. And he came
by the Spirit into the temple:
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and when the parents brought in
the child Jesus, to do for him
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after the custom of the law,
then took he him up in his arms
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and blessed God, and said, Lord
now lettest thou thy servant
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depart in peace, according
to thy word: For mine eyes have
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seen thy salvation which thou
hast prepared before the face
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of all people; a light
to lighten the Gentiles,
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and the glory of
thy people, Israel.
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And Joseph and his
mother marvelled at those things
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which were spoken of
him. And Simeon blessed them,
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and said unto Mary his mother,
Behold, this child is set for
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the fall and rising again of
many in Israel; and for a sign
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which shall be spoken against;
Yea a sword shall pierce through
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thy own soul also, that
the thoughts of many hearts
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may be revealed. And there
was one Anna, a prophetess, the
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daughter of Phanuel,
of the tribe of Aser:
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she was of a great age,
and had lived with an husband
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seven years from her virginity;
And she was a widow of about
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fourscore and four years, which
departed not from the temple
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but served God with fastings
and prayers night and day.
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And she coming in that
instant gave thanks likewise
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unto the Lord, and spake
of him to all them that looked
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for redemption in Jerusalem.
And when they had performed
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all things according to the
law of the Lord, they returned
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into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth. And the child grew,
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and waxed strong in
spirit, filled with wisdom:
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and the grace of God was upon
him. Now his parents went to
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Jerusalem every year at
the feast of the passover.
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And when he was twelve years
old, they went up to Jerusalem
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after the custom of the feast.
And when they had fulfulled
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the days, as they returned, the
child Jesus tarried behind in
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Jerusalem; and Joseph and his
mother knew not of it. But they,
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supposing him to have been in
the company went a day's journey
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and they sought him among
their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
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And when they found him
not, they turned back again
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to Jerusalem, seeking
him. And it came to pass,
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that after three days
they found him in the temple,
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sitting in the midst of
the doctors, both hearing them
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and asking them questions.
And all that heard him
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were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
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And when they saw
him, they were amazed:
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and his mother said unto him,
Son, why hast thou thus dealt
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with us? behold thy father and
I have sought thee sorrowing.
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And he said unto them, How is it
that ye sought me? wist ye not
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that I must be about my Father's
business? And they understood
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not the saying which he spake
unto them. And he went down
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with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them:
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but his mother kept all
these sayings in her heart.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favour
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with God and man. - I'm
reading from the gospel of Luke,
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chapter 3. Now in
the fifteenth year
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of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Pilate being governor
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of Judaea, and Herod
being tetrarch of Galilee,
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and his brother Philip tetrarch
of Ituraea and of the region
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of Trachonitis, and Lysanias
the tetrarch of Abilene,
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Annas and Caiaphas being the
high priests, the word of God
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came unto John the son of
Zacharias in the wilderness.
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And he came into all the
country about Jordan, preaching
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the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins;
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as it is written in the book of
the words of Esaias the prophet,
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saying, The voice of one crying
in the wilderness, Prepare ye
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the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight. Every valley
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shall be filled, and
every mountain and hill shall be
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brought low; and the crooked
shall be made straight, and
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the rough ways shall be made
smooth; And all flesh shall see
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the salvation of God. Then said
he to the multitude that came
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forth to be baptized of
him O generation of vipers,
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who hath warned you to flee from
the wrath to come? Bring forth
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therefore fruits worthy
of repentance, and begin not
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to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham to our father:
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for I say unto you, That God is
able of these stones to raise up
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children unto Abraham.
And now also the axe is laid
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unto the root of the
trees: every tree therefore
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which bringeth
not forth good fruit
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is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.
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And the people asked him,
saying, What shall we do then?
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He answereth and saith unto
them, He that hath two coats,
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let him impart to him that hath
none; and he that hath meat,
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let him do likewise. Then came
also publicans to be baptized,
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and said unto him,
Master, what shall we do?
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And he said unto them,
Exact no more than that
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which is appointed you. And the
soldiers likewise demanded of
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him saying, And what shall
we do? And he said unto them,
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Do violence to no man,
neither accuse any falsely;
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and be content with your
wages. And as the people were
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in expectation, and all men
mused in their hearts of John,
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whether he were the Christ, or
not; John answered, saying unto
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them all, I indeed baptize
you with water; but one mightier
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than I cometh, the latchet
of whose shoes I am not worthy
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to unloose: he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost
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and with fire: whose fan is in
his hand, and he will thoroughly
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purge his floor, and will gather
the wheat into his garner;
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but the chaff he will
burn with fire unquenchable.
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And many other things
in exhortation preached he
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unto the people. But Herod the
tetrarch, being reproved by him
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for Herodius, his brother
Philip's wife, and for all
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the evils which Herod had
done. Added yet this above all,
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that he shut up John in
prison. Now when all the people
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were baptized, it came to pass,
that Jesus also being baptized,
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and praying, the heaven
was opened, and the Holy Ghost
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descended in a bodily
shape like a dove upon him,
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and a voice came from heaven,
which said, Thou are my beloved
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Son, in thee I am well pleased.
And Jesus himself began to be
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about thirty years of age.
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I am now going to continue
reading from the book of Luke
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chapter 4. And Jesus being
full of the Holy Ghost returned
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from Jordan, and was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness,
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being 40 days tempted of
the devil. And in those days
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he did eat nothing:
and when they were ended,
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he was afterward hungered.
And the devil said unto him,
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If thou be the Son of
God, command this stone
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that it be made bread.
And Jesus answered him saying,
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It is written, That man
shall not live by bread alone,
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but by every word of God. And
the devil, taking him up into a
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high mountain shewed him
all the kingdoms of the world
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in a moment of time.
And the devil said unto him,
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All this power will I give
thee, and the glory of them:
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for that is delivered unto
me; and to whomsoever I will
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I give it. If thou
therefore wilt worship me,
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all shall be thine. And Jesus
answered and said unto him,
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Get thee behind me,
Satan: for it is written,
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Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him only
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shalt thou serve. And he
brought him to Jerusalem,
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and set him on a pinnacle of
the temple, and said unto him,
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If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down from hence:
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For it is written, He shall give
his angels charge over thee,
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to keep thee: and in their
hands they shall bear thee up,
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lest at any time thou
dash thy foot against a stone.
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And Jesus answering
said unto him, It is said,
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Thou shalt not
tempt the Lord thy God,
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And when the devil had ended
all the temptation, he departed
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from him for a season. And
Jesus returned in the power
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of the Spirit into Galilee:
and there went out a fame of him
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through all the
region round about.
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And he taught in their
synagogue, being glorified of
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all. And he came to Nazareth,
where he had been brought up:
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and, as his custom was, he
went into the synagogue on the
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Sabbath day, and stood up for
to read. And there was delivered
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unto him the book of the prophet
Esaias. And when he had opened
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the book he found the place
where it was written, The Spirit
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of the Lord is upon me because
he hath anointed me to preach
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the gospel to the poor:
he hath sent me to heal the
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brokenhearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives,
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and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty
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them that are bruised, To preach
the acceptable year of the Lord.
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And he closed the book, and he
gave it again to the minister,
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and sat down. And
the eyes of all them
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that were in the
synagogue were fastened on him.
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And he began to say unto
them, This day is this scripture
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fulfilled in your ears. And all
bare him witness, and wondered
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at the gracious words which
proceeded out of his mouth,
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and they said, Is
not this Joseph's son?
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And he said unto them, Ye will
surely say unto me this proverb,
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Physician, heal thyself:
whatsoever we have heard
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done in Capernaum, do also here
in thy country. And he said,
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Verily I say unto
you, No prophet is accepted
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in his own country.
But I tell you of a truth,
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many widows were in
Israel in the days of Elias,
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when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months
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when great famine was
throughout all the land;
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But unto none of them was
Elias sent, save unto Sarepta,
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a city of Sidon, unto
a woman that was a widow.
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And many lepers were in
Israel in the time of Eliseus
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the prophet, and none of
them was cleansed, saving Naaman
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the Syrian. And all they in
the synagogue, when they heard
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these things, were
filled with wrath, and rose up,
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and thrust him out of the city,
and led him unto the brow of
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the hill whereon
their city was built,
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that they might
cast him down headlong.
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But he passing through the
midst of them went his way,
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And came down to Capernaum, a
city of Galilee, and taught them
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on the Sabbath days. And they
were astonished at his doctrine:
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for his word was with power. And
in the synagogue there was a man
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which had a spirit of an unclean
devil, and cried out with a loud
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voice saying, Let us alone;
what have we to do with thee,
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thou Jesus of Nazareth?
art thou come to destroy us?
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I know thee who thou
art; the Holy one of God.
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And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace,
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and come out of him. And when
the devil had thrown him in the
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midst, he came out of
him, and hurt him not.
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And they were all amazed,
and spake among themselves,
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saying, What a word is this!
for with authority and power
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he commandeth the unclean
spirits, and they come out.
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And the fame of him went out
into every place of the country
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round about. - Thank you
for joining with me today,
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to read the word of God.
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