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And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
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And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decap′olis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.
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Jesus Cleanses a Leper
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;
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When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.
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Would-Be Followers of Jesus
Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
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And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
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Jesus Stills the Storm
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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The Call of Matthew
As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
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And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.
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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”
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and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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God’s Chosen Servant
Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,
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Feeding the Five Thousand
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
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The Cross and Self-Denial
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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and large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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Then Peter said in reply, “Lo, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?”
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Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
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And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him.
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And the crowds that went before him and that followed him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
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But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.
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There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him;
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And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men.”
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And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zeb′edee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.
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And as he passed on, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
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And as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.
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A Multitude at the Seaside
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea
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And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him.
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And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
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The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him.
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And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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Another Exorcist
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us.”
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And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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Peter began to say to him, “Lo, we have left everything and followed you.”
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A Third Time Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
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And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
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And those who went before and those who followed cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
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And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him,
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And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,
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And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, and warming himself at the fire.
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who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-oph′ilus,
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And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
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Jesus Calls Levi
After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.”
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And he left everything, and rose and followed him.
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When Jesus heard this he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
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When the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of healing.
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And he said to all, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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Another Exorcist
John answered, “Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.”
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Would-Be Followers of Jesus
As they were going along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
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To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
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Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”
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Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’
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And they will say to you, ‘Lo, there!’ or ‘Lo, here!’ Do not go, do not follow them.
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And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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And Peter said, “Lo, we have left our homes and followed you.”
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And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house which he enters,
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Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him.
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And when those who were about him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”
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Peter Denies Jesus
Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house. Peter followed at a distance;
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And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.
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And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.
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The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid;
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The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
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Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
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One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
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And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased.
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Jesus the Light of the World
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
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A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
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My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
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When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
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If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.
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Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now; but you shall follow afterward.”
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Peter said to him, “Lord, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
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Peter Denies Jesus
Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. As this disciple was known to the high priest, he entered the court of the high priest along with Jesus,
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Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying,
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(This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.”
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Jesus and the Beloved Disciple
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”
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Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”
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For before these days Theu′das arose, giving himself out to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him; but he was slain and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him; he also perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
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And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and would have reconciled them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you wrong each other?’
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And on the following day they entered Caesare′a. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his kinsmen and close friends.
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And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your mantle around you and follow me.”
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And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
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And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
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with the following letter: “The brethren, both the apostles and the elders, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cili′cia, greeting.
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The Conversion of Lydia
Setting sail therefore from Tro′as, we made a direct voyage to Sam′othrace, and the following day to Ne-ap′olis,
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She followed Paul and us, crying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”
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And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chi′os; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we came to Mile′tus.
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On the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
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for the mob of the people followed, crying, “Away with him!”
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The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome.”
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and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
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And the free gift is not like the effect of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification.
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and all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ.
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Abuses at the Lord’s Supper
But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
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in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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Among these we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of body and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
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A Good Minister of Jesus Christ
If you put these instructions before the brethren, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
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Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus;
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For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
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Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.
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Forsaking the right way they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Be′or, who loved gain from wrongdoing,
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First of all you must understand this, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own passions
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Truth and Love
I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
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And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love.
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For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life, as indeed you do follow the truth.
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No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.
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These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own passions, loud-mouthed boasters, flattering people to gain advantage.
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they said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”
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And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him; and they were given power over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
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The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, which fell on the earth; and a third of the earth was burnt up, and a third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
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One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed the beast with wonder.
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It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are chaste; it is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes; these have been redeemed from mankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb,
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Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of her impure passion.”
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And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If any one worships the beast and its image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
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And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
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And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses.
