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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
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And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
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When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
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The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
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But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
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Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
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Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.
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John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
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“Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
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“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.
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All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”
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So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
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For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
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Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”
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Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
