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Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
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Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
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From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three.
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“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,
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Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
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Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.
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On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
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After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.
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“At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family.
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He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
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Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
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And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,
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He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
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Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
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Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
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Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
