FD issues chapter 7

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 \v 5 because he loves our people and he built our synagogue for us."
 
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 \v 6 So Jesus went with them to the officer's house. When he was almost there, the officer sent some friends to give this message to Jesus: "Lord, do not trouble yourself any further, since I am not worthy that you should come into my house.
 \v 7 That is why I do not think that I am worthy to come to you myself. But you can heal my slave if you say just one word.
-\v 8 I know that you can do this because I am a man who must obey the orders of my superiors, and I also have soldiers who must obey my orders. When I say to one of them, 'Go!', he goes, and when I say to another, 'Come!', he comes. When I say to my slave, 'Do this!', he does it."
+\v 8 I know that you can do this because I am a man who must obey the orders of my superiors, and I also have soldiers who must obey my orders. When I say to one of them, 'Go!' he goes, and when I say to another, 'Come!' he comes. When I say to my slave, 'Do this!' he does it."
 
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 \v 9 When Jesus heard what the officer had said, he was amazed at him. Then he turned to the crowd that was with him and said, "I tell you, I have not found any Israelite who trusts me as much as this Gentile does!"
 
 \v 10 When those people who had come from the centurion returned to his house, they found out that the slave was in good health again.
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 \v 15 The man sat up and began to talk! Then Jesus led him back to his mother.
 
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 \v 16 Everyone there was overcome with awe. They praised God and said to each other, "A great prophet has come among us!" and "God has come to care for his people!"
 \v 17 Then this news about what Jesus had done spread throughout the region of Judea and all the other nearby areas.
 
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 \v 18-19 The disciples of John the Baptizer told him about all these things. So John called for two of his disciples and told them to go to the Lord and ask him: "Are you the one whom God promised would come, or should we be expecting someone else?"
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 \v 20 When those two men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptizer sent us to ask you, 'Are you the one whom God promised would come, or should we expect someone else?'"
 
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 \v 21 At that same time Jesus was healing many people from sicknesses and serious diseases, and from evil spirits. He also healed many blind people so that they were able to see.
-\v 22 So he answered those two men, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: People who were blind are now seeing. People who were lame are now walking. People who had skin diseases are being healed. People who were deaf can now hear. People who were dead are being made to live again and good news is being proclaimed to the poor.
-\v 23 And also tell him, "God will bless anyone who sees what I do and hears what I teach and does not turn away from me."
+\v 22 So he answered those two men, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: People who were blind are now seeing. People who were lame are now walking. People who had skin diseases are being healed. People who were deaf can now hear. People who were dead are being made to live again, and good news is being proclaimed to the poor.
+\v 23 And also tell him that God will bless anyone who sees what I do and hears what I teach and does not turn away from me."
 
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 \v 27 He is the one about whom the prophets wrote long ago: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare people for your coming.'
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-\v 28 I tell you that of all the people who ever lived, there is no one greater than John. Yet the most insignificant people who will live with God where he dwells will be greater than John."
+\v 28 "I tell you that of all the people who ever lived, there is no one greater than John. Yet the most insignificant people who will live with God where he dwells will be greater than John."
 
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 \v 31 Then Jesus also said, "What are you people living in this time period like? I will tell you:
-\v 32 You are like children playing games in an open area. They call out to each other, saying, "We played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!"
+\v 32 You are like children playing games in an open area. They call out to each other, saying, 'We played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!'
 
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 \v 33 Similarly, when John came to you and did not eat ordinary food or drink wine, you rejected him and said, 'A demon is controlling him!'
 \v 34 But when the Son of Man came to you and he ate ordinary food and drank wine as others do, then you rejected him and said, 'Look! This man eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and other sinners!'
-\v 35 But God's wisdom is proved right by those who follow it.
+\v 35 But God's wisdom is proved right by those who follow it."
 
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 \v 39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw what the woman was doing, he thought, "If this man were really a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of person she is, that she is a sinner. "
-\v 40 In response, Jesus said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to tell you." He replied, "Teacher, what is it?"
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+\v 40 In response, Jesus said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to tell you." 
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+He replied, "Teacher, what is it?"
 
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 \v 41 Jesus told him this story: "Two people owed money to a man who had a business lending money to people. One of these people owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other one owed him fifty silver coins.
 \v 42 Neither of them was able to pay back what he owed, so the man very kindly said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?"
-\v 43 Simon replied, "I assume that the one who had owed him the most money will love him more." Jesus said to him, "You are correct."
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+\v 43 Simon replied, "I assume that the one who had owed him the most money will love him more." 
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+Jesus said to him, "You are correct."
 
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 \v 44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Think about what this woman has done! When I entered your house, you did not do what hosts usually do to welcome their guests. You did not give me any water to wash my feet, but this woman has washed my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
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 \v 48 Then he said to the woman, "You have been forgiven for your sins."
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 \v 49 Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, "Who is this man who says that he can forgive sins?"
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 \v 50 But Jesus said to the woman, "Because you have believed in me, God has saved you. May God give you peace as you go!"