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 \v 24 After John's messengers had gone away, Jesus began to say to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
-\v 25 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear expensive clothing and who live in luxury are in kings' palaces.
+\v 25 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear splendid clothing and who live in luxury are in kings' palaces.
 \v 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
 
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 \v 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
-\v 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little."
+\v 47 For this reason I say to you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little."
 
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 \v 48 Then he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
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 \v 36 Then those who had seen it told them how the man who had been possessed by demons had been healed.
-\v 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, for they were overwhelmed with great fear. So he got into the boat so they could start back.
+\v 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, for they were overwhelmed with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
 
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 \v 51 When he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father of the child and her mother.
 \v 52 Now all were mourning and wailing for her, but he said, "Do not weep; she is not dead but asleep."
-\v 53 But they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.
+\v 53 But they began to mock him at him, knowing that she was dead.
 
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 \v 54 But he took her by the hand and called out, saying, "Child, get up!"
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 \v 23 Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
 \v 24 Whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
-\v 25 What good is it for a person to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit himself?
+\v 25 What profit is there for a person to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit himself?
 
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 \v 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his own glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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 \v 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
 
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-\v 21 When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,
+\v 21 When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own palace, his possessions are safe,
 \v 22 but when a stronger man overcomes him, the stronger man takes away the armor in which the man trusted and plunders the man's possessions.
 \v 23 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
 
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 \v 33 No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
 \v 34 Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, the whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your body is full of darkness.
-\v 35 Therefore, be careful that the light in you is not darkness.
+\v 35 Therefore, take heed that the light in you is not darkness.
 \v 36 If then your whole body is full of light, not having any member in darkness, then your whole body will be like when a lamp shines its brightness on you."
 
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 \v 38 The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus did not first wash before dinner.
 
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-\v 39 But the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of cups and bowls, but the inside of you is filled with greed and evil.
+\v 39 But the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of cups and bowls, but the inside of you is filled with robbery and evil.
 \v 40 You senseless men! Did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?
 \v 41 Give what is inside as alms, and then all things will be clean for you.
 
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 \v 48 So you are witnesses and you consent to the works of your ancestors, for they indeed killed them and you build their tombs.
 
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-\v 49 For this reason also, God's wisdom said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and they will persecute and kill some of them.'
-\v 50 This generation, then, will be held responsible for all the blood of the prophets shed since the foundation of the world,
-\v 51 from Abel's blood to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, this generation will be held responsible.
+\v 49 For this reason also, God's wisdom said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and they will persecute and kill some of them,'
+\v 50 so that all the blood of the prophets shed since the foundation of the world this will be charged against this generation
+\v 51 from Abel's blood to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it will be charged against this generation.
 
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 \v 52 Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you hinder those who are entering."
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 \v 16 Then Jesus told them a parable, saying, "The field of a rich man yielded abundantly,
 \v 17 and he reasoned with himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I do not have a place to store my crops?'
-\v 18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all of my grain and other goods.
+\v 18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all of my grain and other goods.
 \v 19 I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Rest easy, eat, drink, be merry."'
 
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 \v 23 For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
 
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-\v 24 Consider the ravens, that they do not sow or reap. They have no storeroom or barn, but God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
+\v 24 Take note of the ravens, that they do not sow or reap. They have no storeroom or barn, but God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
 \v 25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his lifespan?
 \v 26 If then you are not able to do such a very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
 
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-\v 27 Consider the lilies—how they grow. They do not labor, neither do they spin. Yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
+\v 27 Take note of the lilies—how they grow. They do not labor, neither do they spin. Yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
 \v 28 If God so clothes the grass in the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
 
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 \v 35 "Keep your loins girded and your lamps lit,
-\v 36 and be like people looking for their master when he returns from the marriage feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open the door for him.
+\v 36 and be like people waiting expectantly for their master when he returns from the marriage feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open the door for him.
 
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 \v 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself to serve and have them sit down at the table, and he will come and serve them.
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 \v 39 But understand this, that if the master of the house had known the hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
-\v 40 Be ready also, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man comes."
+\v 40 Be ready also, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect."
 
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 \v 44 Truly I say to you that he will set him over all his property.
 
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-\v 45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his return,' and begins to beat the male and female servants and to eat and drink and to become drunk,
+\v 45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his return,' and begins to beat the male servants and female servants and to eat and drink and to become drunk,
 \v 46 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know and will cut him in pieces and appoint a place for him with the unfaithful.
 
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 \v 57 Why do you not judge what is right for yourselves?
-\v 58 For when you go with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle the matter with him so that he does not drag you to the judge, and so that the judge does not deliver you to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.
+\v 58 For when you go with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way make an effort to be reconciled with him so that he does not drag you to the judge, and so that the judge does not deliver you to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.
 \v 59 I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the very last bit of money."
 
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