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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
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The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
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When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
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“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
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Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him,
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For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
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Samaritan Opposition
As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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At the Home of Martha and Mary
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
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“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
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When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
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like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
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When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
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Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
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“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
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David himself declares in the Book of Psalms: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
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He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
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And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”
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Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
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They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
