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lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood;

Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house!"

Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh: 'You say, Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac.'

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn't receive him.

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"

The Jews therefore said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?"

They said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."

Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"

They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee."

The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,

they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.

The Pharisees therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid."

They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner."

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."

They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?"

The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."

Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!"

When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"

"Let them therefore," said he, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.