FD issues chapter 10

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 \v 14 When Jesus saw that, he became angry. He said to the disciples, "Allow the children to come to me! Do not forbid them! It is people who have qualities like children who will become God's people.
 
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-\v 15 Note this: Those who do not welcome God as their king in the same manner as children would, will certainly not become one of God's people"
+\v 15 Note this: Those who do not welcome God as their king in the same manner as children would will certainly not become one of God's people."
 \v 16 Then he embraced the children. He also put his hands on them and called on God to do good to them.
 
 
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 \v 17 As Jesus was starting to travel again with his disciples, a man ran up to him. He knelt before Jesus and asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to have eternal life?"
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 \v 18 Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good!
-\v 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments of Moses: 'Do not murder anyone, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not testify falsely, do not cheat anyone, and honor your father and mother'."
+\v 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments of Moses: 'Do not murder anyone, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not testify falsely, do not cheat anyone, and honor your father and mother.'"
 
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 \v 20 The man said to him, "Teacher, I have obeyed all those commandments ever since I was young."
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 \v 21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. He said to him, "There is one thing that you have not yet done. You must go home, sell all that you possess, and then give the money to poor people. As a result, you will have riches in heaven. After you have done what I have told you, come and follow me!"
 \v 22 The man became disappointed when he heard Jesus' instructions. He went away sad, because he was very rich.
 
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 \v 25 In fact, it would be easier for a very large animal like a camel to enter through the eye of a needle than for rich people to accept God to rule over them."
 
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 \v 26 The disciples were very astonished. So they said to each other, "If that is so, then no one will be saved!"
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 \v 27 Jesus looked at them and then he said, "Yes, it is impossible for people to save themselves! But God certainly can save them, because God can do anything!"
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 \v 28 Peter said, "Look, we have left behind everything and followed you."
 
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 \v 29 Jesus replied, "I want you to know this: Those who have left their houses, their brothers, their sisters, their father, their mother, their children, or their plots of ground for me and for the good news, 
 \v 30 they will receive in this life a hundred times as much as they left behind. That will include houses and people as dear as brothers and sisters and mothers and children, and plots of ground. Furthermore, although people will persecute them here on earth because they believe in me, in the future age they will have eternal life.
 \v 31 But I warn you all: Many who now consider themselves to be very important will be unimportant at that future time, and many who now consider themselves to be unimportant will be very important at that future time!"
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 \v 35 Along the way, James and John, who were the two sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do something for us!"
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 \v 36 He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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 \v 37 They said to him, "When you rule in your kingdom, let one of us sit at your right side and one sit at your left side."
 
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 \v 38 But Jesus said to them, "You do not understand what you are asking for." Then he asked them, "Can you endure suffering like I am about to suffer? Can you die the kind of death I am about to die?"
-\v 39 They said to him, "Yes, we are able to do that!" Then Jesus said to them, "It is true that you will endure suffering like I will suffer, and you will endure others to kill you as they will kill me.
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+\v 39 They said to him, "Yes, we are able to do that!" 
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+Then Jesus said to them, "It is true that you will endure suffering like I will suffer, and others will kill you as they will kill me.
 \v 40 But I am not the one who chooses who will sit next to me. God will give those places to the ones whom he chooses in advance."
 
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 \v 48 Many people scolded him and told him that he should be quiet. But he shouted even more, "You who are a descendant of King David, be merciful to me!"
 
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-\v 49 Jesus stopped and said, "Call him to come over here!" They called the blind man, saying, "Jesus is calling you! So cheer up and get up and come!"
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+\v 49 Jesus stopped and said, "Call him to come over here!" 
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+They called the blind man, saying, "Jesus is calling you! So cheer up and get up and come!"
 \v 50 He threw aside his cloak as he jumped up, and he came to Jesus.
 
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-\v 51 Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Teacher, I want to be able to see again!"
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+\v 51 Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" 
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+The blind man said to him, "Teacher, I want to be able to see again!"
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 \v 52 Jesus said to him, "I am healing you because you believed in me. So you may go!" He could see immediately. And he went with Jesus along the road.