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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.”
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“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ ”
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and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
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And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.
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And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
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For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.
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Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
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And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”
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Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
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Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.
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So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it.
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When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and care about no one; for You do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?