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Conception and Birth of Jesus
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and settling on Him,
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The Temptation of Jesus
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.
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The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
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For it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking in you.
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“Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
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And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
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“Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
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Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
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He *said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,
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Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.
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Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,