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Matthew 7:21-29
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Matthew 7:21-29
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I Never Knew You
21 (A)“Not everyone who (B)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will (C)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who (D)does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 (E)On that day (F)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not (G)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons (H)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 (I)And then will I declare to them, ‘I (J)never knew you; (K)depart from me, (L)you workers of lawlessness.’
Build Your House on the Rock
24 (M)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like (N)a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (O)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
The Authority of Jesus
28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, (P)the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 (Q)for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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Matthew 7:21-29
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Matthew 7:21-29
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True and False Disciples
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(A) will enter the kingdom of heaven,(B) but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.(C) 22 Many will say to me on that day,(D) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’(E) 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(F)
The Wise and Foolish Builders(G)
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(H) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things,(I) the crowds were amazed at his teaching,(J) 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
John 6:26-29
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John 6:26-29
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26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)you are seeking me, not because you saw (B)signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 (C)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for (D)the food that endures to eternal life, which (E)the Son of Man will give to you. For on (F)him God the Father has (G)set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing (H)the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, (I)that you believe in him whom (J)he has sent.”
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John 6:26-29
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John 6:26-29
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26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(A) not because you saw the signs(B) I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(C) to eternal life,(D) which the Son of Man(E) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(F) of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(G) in the one he has sent.”(H)
John 13:15-30
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John 13:15-30
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15 For I have given you an example, (A)that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, (B)a servant[a] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, (C)blessed are you if you do them. 18 (D)I am not speaking of all of you; I know (E)whom I have chosen. But (F)the Scripture will be fulfilled,[b] (G)‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19 (H)I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, (I)whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
One of You Will Betray Me
21 After saying these things, (J)Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, (K)“Truly, truly, I say to you, (L)one of you will betray me.” 22 (M)The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 (N)One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table (O)at Jesus' side,[c] 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus[d] of whom he was speaking. 25 (P)So that disciple, (Q)leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, (R)“It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread (S)when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, (T)he gave it to Judas, (U)the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, (V)Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, (W)“What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, (X)because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need (Y)for the feast,” or that he should (Z)give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. (AA)And it was night.
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- John 13:16 Or bondservant, or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
- John 13:18 Greek But in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled
- John 13:23 Greek in the bosom of Jesus
- John 13:24 Greek lacks Jesus
John 13:15-30
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John 13:15-30
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15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(A) 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,(B) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.(C)
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
18 “I am not referring to all of you;(D) I know those I have chosen.(E) But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture:(F) ‘He who shared my bread(G) has turned[a](H) against me.’[b](I)
19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe(J) that I am who I am.(K) 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”(L)
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit(M) and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”(N)
22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved,(O) was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”
25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”(P)
26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas,(Q) the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.(R)
So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money,(S) some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival,(T) or to give something to the poor.(U) 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.(V)
Footnotes
- John 13:18 Greek has lifted up his heel
- John 13:18 Psalm 41:9
Luke 9:1
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Luke 9:1
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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
9 (A)And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
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Luke 9:1
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Luke 9:1
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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)
9 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons(C) and to cure diseases,(D)
Luke 9:10
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Luke 9:10
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
10 On their return (A)the apostles told him all that they had done. (B)And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida.
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Luke 9:10
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Luke 9:10
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)(B)
10 When the apostles(C) returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,(D)
John 6:67-70
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John 6:67-70
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67 So Jesus said to (A)the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (B)the words of eternal life, 69 and (C)we have believed, and have come to know, that (D)you are (E)the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, (F)“Did I not choose you, (G)the twelve? And yet one of you is (H)a devil.”
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John 6:67-70
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John 6:67-70
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67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(A)
68 Simon Peter answered him,(B) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(C) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(D)
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(E) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(F)
James 2:14-20
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James 2:14-20
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Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (A)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 (B)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (C)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith (D)apart from your works, and I will show you my faith (E)by my works. 19 (F)You believe that God is one; you do well. Even (G)the demons believe—and shudder! 20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
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- James 2:16 Or benefit
James 2:14-20
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James 2:14-20
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Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(A) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(B) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(C) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(D)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(E) and I will show you my faith(F) by my deeds.(G) 19 You believe that there is one God.(H) Good! Even the demons believe that(I)—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(J)
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- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
Matthew 21:33-46
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Matthew 21:33-46
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The Parable of the Tenants
33 (A)“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted (B)a vineyard (C)and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and (D)leased it to tenants, and (E)went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants[a] to the tenants (F)to get his fruit. 35 (G)And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and (H)stoned another. 36 (I)Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, (J)‘This is the heir. Come, (K)let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him and (L)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 (M)When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, (N)“He will put those wretches to a miserable death and (O)let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, (P)“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(Q)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[b]
this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (R)will be taken away from you and given to a people (S)producing its fruits. 44 And (T)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (U)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[c]
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And (V)although they were seeking to arrest him, (W)they feared the crowds, because they held him to be (X)a prophet.
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- Matthew 21:34 Or bondservants; also verses 35, 36
- Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44
Matthew 21:33-46
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Matthew 21:33-46
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The Parable of the Tenants(A)
33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(B) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(C) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(D) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(E) to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(F) 36 Then he sent other servants(G) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(H) Come, let’s kill him(I) and take his inheritance.’(J) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(K) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(L) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
“‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?(M)
43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(N) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[b](O)
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(P)
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
1 John 5:11-13
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1 John 5:11-13
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11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us (A)eternal life, and (B)this life is in his Son. 12 (C)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
That You May Know
13 I write (D)these things to you who (E)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
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1 John 5:11-13
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1 John 5:11-13
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11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(A) and this life is in his Son.(B) 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(C)
Concluding Affirmations
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(D) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(E)
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