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 \v 3 But if the sky is red in the morning we say, 'It will be stormy weather today.' By looking at the sky, you can tell what the weather will be, but when you see the things that are now happening all around you, you do not understand what God is doing.
-\v 4 You evil people have seen me perform miracles, but you do not faithfully worship God. So I will do no miracle for you, except the miracle that happened to Jonah the prophet, who spent three days inside a huge fish but came out again." Then Jesus left them and sailed away, along with his disciples.
+\v 4 You evil people have seen me perform miracles, but you do not faithfully worship God. So I will do no miracle for you except the miracle that happened to Jonah the prophet, who spent three days inside a huge fish but came out again." Then Jesus left them and sailed away, along with his disciples.
 
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 \v 7 They tried to make sense out of what Jesus had told them, and they said to each other, "He must have said that because we forgot to bring anything to eat!"
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-\v 8 But Jesus knew what they were saying and answered them, "You believe only a little about what I am able to do for you. Why are you discussing about why there is no bread for your to eat?  
+\v 8 But Jesus knew what they were saying and answered them, "You believe only a little about what I am able to do for you. Why are you discussing about why there is no bread for you to eat?  
 
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 \v 9 Do not think I am worried about having food. Have you really forgotten how I fed the five thousand with five loaves, or how many baskets of leftover food you gathered up?
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 \v 13 When Jesus and his disciples entered into the region near the city of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, "Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, really am?"
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-\v 14 They answered, "Some people say that you are John the Baptizer, who has come back to life again. Others say that you are the prophet Elijah, who has returned from heaven as God promised. Still others say that you are the prophet Jeremiah or one of the other prophets who lived long ago, who has come back to life again."
+\v 14 They answered, "Some people say that you are John the Baptizer who has come back to life again. Others say that you are the prophet Elijah who has returned from heaven as God promised. Still others say that you are the prophet Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets who lived long ago, who has come back to life again."
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 \v 15 Jesus said to them, "What about you? Who do you say that I am?"
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-\v 21 From that time Jesus began to teach the disciples that it was necessary for him to go to the city of Jerusalem. There the ruling elders, the chief priests, and the men who taught the Jewish laws would cause him to suffer and die. Then on the third day after that, he would come alive again.
+\v 21 From that time Jesus began to teach the disciples that it was necessary for him to go to the city of Jerusalem. There the ruling elders, the chief priests, and the men who taught the Jewish laws would cause him to suffer and die. Then, on the third day after that, he would come alive again.
 \v 22 But Peter took Jesus aside and began to scold him for saying these things. He said, "Lord, may God never permit that to happen to you! That must certainly not happen!"
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 \v 23 Then Jesus turned to look at Peter, and he said to him, "Get out of my sight, because Satan is speaking through you. You are trying to get me to sin. You are not thinking what God thinks, but only what people think!"
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-\v 1 A week after Jesus said that, he took Peter, James, and John, the younger brother of James, and led them up a high mountain where they were away from other people.
+\v 1 A week after Jesus said that, he took Peter, James, and John the younger brother of James, and led them up a high mountain where they were away from other people.
 \v 2 While they were there, the three disciples saw Jesus' appearance change. His face shone like the sun, and his clothing shone and became as brilliant as light.
 
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 \v 3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah, who were important prophets many years ago, appeared and started talking with him.
-\v 4 Peter saw them and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is excellent for us to be here! If you want me to, I will set up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
+\v 4 Peter saw them and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is excellent for us to be here! If you want me to, I will set up three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
 
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 \v 7 How terrible it will be for those who cause others to sin. There will always be temptations to sin, but how terrible it will be for anyone to cause another person to sin.
-\v 8 So if you are wanting to use one of your hands or feet to sin, stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to cut it off so you will not sin! Suppose you had only one hand or one foot and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both hands and both feet and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell because of your sin.
+\v 8 So if you are wanting to use one of your hands or feet to sin, stop using that hand or foot—even if you have to cut it off so you will not sin! Suppose you had only one hand or one foot and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both hands and both feet and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell because of your sin.
 
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-\v 9 Yes, and if what you see makes you want to sin, stop looking at those things! Even if you have to gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away to keep from sinning! Suppose you had only one eye and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both eyes and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell.
+\v 9 Yes, and if what you see makes you want to sin, stop looking at those things—even if you have to gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away to keep from sinning! Suppose you had only one eye and still lived forever with God, how much better is that than if you had both eyes and God threw you into the eternal fire in hell.
 
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 \v 23 God's rule from heaven is like a king and his officials. He wanted his officials to pay what they owed him.
 \v 24 So those officials came to the king to settle their accounts with him. One of the officials who was brought to the king owed him a debt that was worth the value of more than three metric tons of gold.
-\v 25 But because he did not have enough money to pay what he owed, the king demanded that he, his wife, his children and all he possessed be sold to someone else and that the king be repaid with the money that was paid for them.
+\v 25 But because he did not have enough money to pay what he owed, the king demanded that he, his wife, his children, and all he possessed be sold to someone else and that the king be repaid with the money that was paid for them.
 
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-\v 26 Then that official, knowing that he did not have the money to pay that huge debt, fell on his knees in front of the king and he begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, eventually.'
+\v 26 Then that official, knowing that he did not have the money to pay that huge debt, fell on his knees in front of the king and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will eventually pay you all of it.'
 \v 27 The king, knowing that the official could never pay all that huge debt, felt sorry for him. So he canceled his debt and released him.
 
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-\v 28 Then this same official went to another one of the king's officials who owed him a bit less than a year's wages. He grabbed him by the throat, started choking him, and said to him, 'Pay back what you owe me!'
+\v 28 Then this same official went to another one of the king's officials who owed him less than a year's wages. He grabbed him by the throat, started choking him, and said to him, 'Pay back what you owe me!'
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-\v 29 That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, eventually.'
+\v 29 That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will eventually pay you all of it.'
 
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-\v 30 But the first official kept refusing to cancel that small debt that the man owed him. Instead, he put that official into prison and to stay there until he could pay back all the money that he owed him.
+\v 30 But the first official kept refusing to cancel that small debt that the man owed him. Instead, he put that official into prison to stay there until he could pay back all the money that he owed him.
 \v 31 When the other officials of the king learned that this had happened, they were very distressed. So they went to the king and reported in detail what had happened.
 
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