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== Differences between liberals and democrats ==<br />
These should not be included because these do not describe liberalism in and of itself, it describes typical opinions of American democrats. Liberalism is the opposite of some of these things because liberalism is a ideology that mean belief in personal liberty and belief in a social market. These are all actually conservative by definition.<br />
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'''Censorship of teacher-lead prayer in classrooms and school sponsored events''' (liberals believe in the freedom of speech and religion. This confusion is caused by democrats belief in the seperation of church and state clause)<br />
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'''Support for gun control''' (Liberals believe in maximim personal liberty)<br />
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'''Political correctness''' (this is censorship, liberals strongly oppose censorship of the media)<br />
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'''Environmentalism''' (not a belief of liberalism in and of itself)<br />
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'''Disarmament treaties''' (depends on how you look at it, liberals can be either isolationist of involvementist)<br />
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'''In 2005, it was reported by CBS News that liberals were the most likely supporters of the theory of evolution. The theory of evolution is a key component of atheistic ideologies in the Western World.''' (doesn't have anything to do with politics)<br />
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'''Calling anyone they agree with a "professor" regardless of whether he earned that distinction based on a real peer review of his work (see, e.g., Richard Dawkins and Barack Obama).''' (this one doesn't even need an explanation)<br />
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== This Article is so flawed it makes my head spin ==<br />
Problems with this page in order and how to fix them: <br />
'''1. The article's definition of a liberal''' "A liberal is a person who's views reject traditional and biblical standards in favour of subjective or relative standards." is baseless. It has no station nor can i find this definition anywhere else on the internet. I would suggest using a definition from the Stanford encyclopedia of Philosophy (online) <br />
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'''2. list of so called political positions and practices'''<br />
The lists header "A liberal supports many of the following political positions and practices. " on itself is stylistically non-academic. It could be said that that a conservatie likewise suports many of the following political positions and practices: freedom, Christ, and killing children. Many are sported but not all. Moreover, the list contains many practices that should not necessarily be attributed to liberals. <br />
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Most of the views contained in the list are validly liberal however most of them do not have citations and those that do are blatant straw men. <br />
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'''3. picture'''<br />
The picture contained in the article is non-factual. its just a cartoon. I would suggest the political compass graph of the beliefs of candidates in the democratic primaries. <br />
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'''4. Liberals in north america today'''<br />
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* Some argue that liberals typically support economic policy similar to that of fascism. [7] <br />
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* Liberals claimed a monopoly on compassion, decency, and social justice (as defined by themselves), posing as the sole defenders of civic virtue against a horde of backwoodsmen, racists, and religious fanatics. [4]<br />
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The first really doens't say anything. i could likewise say that many media outlets in the US are often conservative. The word many is the cause of the meaninless. <br />
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The second is unfactual due to the word "Some". I can also say that some argue that conservatives typically suport economic policies similar to that of facism. (and really come on? who's closer to Hitler Mendela or Palin? [though i supose Mendella isn't north america]) <br />
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The third statment says that liberals claim something however it doesn't speek to any actual policy or official statment. <br />
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to fix this i would sugest that this entire section is eather deleted or rewriten by a civics profesor if avalable. <br />
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This is what i have to say on this article for now anyway. more comming perhaps. --[[User:Trekdude31|Trekdude31]] 21:34, 19 November 2008 (EST)<br />
::Please stop blaspheming. The article is correct, and since you say that it isn't, I can say with 95% success that you are a liberal, unChristian, unAmerican, and a mass murderer. I can say with 106% certainty that you are an avid practitioner of [[liberal deceit]].--[[User:JZim|JZim]] 21:42, 19 November 2008 (EST)<br />
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This is offencive. Your right though. i am a mass murderer, you just haven't herd of me because you don't watch the so called "liberal media" (it realy isn't) whcih reports on all the genocide stuff --[[User:Trekdude31|Trekdude31]] 22:03, 19 November 2008 (EST)<br />
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::Dude, chill out. Yes, this article is very biased against the liberal ideology, but this is Conservapedia; the whole site follows the anti-liberal regimin. I agree with what you are saying, but there's no need to get overly accusational and angry; then you are doing the exact same thing that the article is doing. We must discuss these problems calmly if any ground is to be covered. For the reasons you listed, I think I'll refrain from making any major edits for now.--[[user:ForeverPeace|ForeverPeace]]<br />
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:: Good, because I don't have the time to clean up the tons of misspellings by the critics above.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:21, 9 January 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::Mr. Schlafly, may I ask you a question? Please don't ban me, I'm not going to make any changes here or on any highly controversial pages, I'm just wondering... Did you create Conservapedia to try to propigate a hateful opinion of Liberalism? Sometimes I get that vibe, which seems like a ridiculous position for a site advocating loving, Christian values to hold. I understand how tense a situation this can be, I just want to hear your response. Thanks! --[[user:ForeverPeace|ForeverPeace]]<br />
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The problem isn't so much the flagrant bias of this article so much as the fact that Conservapedia is so damn sanctimonious about Wikipedia's alleged bias. You people have no right to complain about bias when you wear your own so proudly on your sleeve. This whole enterprise makes you look like a bunch of petty, oblivious jackasses. Consider this a public service announcement.<br />
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Also, on an unrelated note, Wikipedia's article on Jesus is more comprehensive, more eloquently composed, more insightful, more educational, and more consistently cited than its counterpart here. Ironic, considering the whole point of Conservapedia was to provide a more Christian perspective on reality.<br />
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My comment start here (I want to make it clear since the previous comment is unsigned): <br />
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"A liberal (also leftist) is someone who rejects logical and biblical standards, often for self-centered reasons. There are no coherent liberal standards; often a liberal is merely someone who craves attention, and who uses many words to say nothing"<br />
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Is that an encyclopedic definition, suitable for an educational resource? I am not going to make any changes, because I do not want to be banned, but I can suggest a general definition for a leftist: "Someone who supports a more egalitarian distribution of wealth". I think all leftists agree with that. Now, as a conservative encyclopedia, you can and should explain the disadvantages of liberalism in the article, but it should also have an objective definition in the first place. --[[User:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] 20:20, 5 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
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Shouldn't the picture be something representative of liberals rather than a satirical cartoon?[[User:JPohl|JPohl]] 08:53, 2 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Yes, yes it should. I understand that this is supposed to be "an encyclopedia with articles written from a conservative viewpoint", but doesn't that make it especially necessary that we don't make ourselves look like clowns? If anything, that was probably drawn up by a self-aware liberal with a sense of humor. [[User:Harbinger|Harbinger]] 11:22, 27 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Indeed, it says that I, as a liberal (one who loves God and tries to mirror the compassion for people that he showed whilst here on earth) have little work ethic, personal responsibility, or common sense. I take issue with that proposition. [[User:Apr28|Apr28]] 4:18 23 May 2009 (PDT)<br />
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: You have free will to take issue with 2+2=4 also. The fact remains that liberals favor higher taxes (which not "compassionate") and donate less to charity than conservatives. Indeed, liberals recently attempted to reduce the tax deduction for giving to charity, which speaks volumes about how they really feel about it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:47, 23 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Additional Liberal Organizations ==<br />
Center for Democracy & Technology, a civil liberties group that filed briefs against the law Child Online Protection Act and is working in coordination with the ACLU. {{unsigned|Jpatt}}<br />
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:Two more--Brookings Institute and Fairness In Accuracy & Media --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 08:25, 23 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::Also Research for Change, Emily's List, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Human Rights Campaign, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, Planned Parenthood, Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Democracy For America, and ActBlue! --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 08:31, 23 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Be aware that some liberal organizations, in an attempt to hide their agenda, will tout themselves as "Progressive" organizations instead. --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 08:35, 23 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Another: Center For American Progress --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 11:21, 24 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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The more I think about it, probably need a whole page dedicated to Liberal Organizations. They can be sorted and divided by Soros funded / abortion sponsors / environmental / innocuous named (e.g. Democracy For America) / gay support / union backed / progressive advocates / Conservative watchdogs. Your thoughts?--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 12:29, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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: Hmmmm, the more you think about it you've come to that conclusion? Well, it's such a good conclusion, I came up with it yesterday and asked Mr. Schlafly about it [http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Aschlafly#Liberal_Organizations here]! Although I believe a different organizational system is worthwhile. Hey, if you keep checking my contributions, you may find some other ideas that you can "think about" and claim as your own. --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 14:57, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:: Darn, if I only stalked jareds posts I would have realized that I was beaten by liberal intelligence. Let me guess your suggestion 'different organizational system' - hmmm, watered down to alphabetical and by state. If there becomes a Liberal Organizational page, it will need to be a tool for people to know what organizations to stay away from and why they are for boycott.--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 19:45, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::: Hmmm, I was actually thinking about organizing it by media, topic type, purported purpose. But take my idea and let's collaborate. That was the point of my post the other day, which you buried when you were insulting me. Let's collaborate and put something together. Obviously I had a good idea that you also like, so instead of continuing to insult me, let's make something out of it. --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 21:01, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:::: I'll just do my own work, you edit, like always. I have no desire to collaborate with you. Sorry. The most you 'll get from me is a prayer that your heart changes--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 22:07, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Founding Fathers were liberal==<br />
For their time at least. And you can't deny this. All of their rallying cries were liberal for their day. "No taxation without representation." Liberal. No authoritarian autocrats, wow that's very liberal considering the day. Freedom of religion, and religion seperated fom state? Why, those are some of the very things some of you hate "liberals" for to begin with.<br />
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Point is, "liberal" is just a word. But some of the less sociable and not so well adjusted conservatives *gasp, they exist* have used the same silly word games with "liberal" as they did when they coined that lovely little phrase "pro-life." Actually it's quite clever. Now liberal is, supposedly, perjorative along he same lines that anyone not "pro-life" must be "pro-death." And how horrible is that, pro-death? Exactly...<br />
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What ever happened to moderation =( Middle of the road is not so bad, folks. There's something to be had from either end of the spectrum. Extremism is never the best choice. Self profesed "conservatives" are as guilty of it as self profesed "liberals." The problem, unfortunately, is relly with all of us in general. It's just in our nature to prefer the radicals over the moderates. It's more exciting to us, and none of us are above it. However, we can actively be aware of that and make a point not to fall in lock step with the radicals on either end. And in truth, many do. They are just quiet, it's always th fringes that are the loudest... [[User:Jros83|Jros83]] 13:55, 24 August 2008 (EDT) (I'm goig to be blasted as one of those "liberals" lol...)<br />
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(Keep in mind this is coming from a liberal) The founding fathers were not liberals (at least what liberalism means today), rather, they were libertarians or conservative communist(It should be worthy to note that democratic-republicans were libertarians and the federalist were conservative(by that I mean that they weren't authoritarians because authoritarians believe in socialism (which the federalist did not( but they did oppose free-enterprise and personal liberties (which in my mind make them communist conservatives). Although some aspects of socialism did exist(such as democratic-republicans opposition of aristocracy and federalist belief that government should be actively involved in the economy), socialism had not developed. Thus the founding fathers weren't liberals.<br />
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:Grounding government on morality made most of the Founding Fathers conservative, not libertarian. But your points are well taken and I hope you can contribute more.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:48, 11 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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==List at top==<br />
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The list at the top makes it clear that it's supposed to be strictly a list of things liberals support, almost a "liberal platform", if you will. Why are there "studies" like this: "In 2005, it was reported by CBS News that liberals were the most likely supporters of the theory of evolution. Support for the theory of evolution which is a key component of atheistic ideologies in the Western World." Why can't we just say "secularism and atheism"? <br />
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Or this: "Calling anyone they agree with a "professor" regardless of whether he earned that distinction based on a real peer review of his work (see, e.g., Richard Dawkins and Barack Obama)." Just seems gossipy, and not really representative of a whole, but rather some particular instances with which someone has taken issue. I'm all for being honest about what they're trying to do, and I'm just saying this information should be placed where it deserves to go. Does this merit a new section to place this info in, or does anyone think there's a better place on the article to put this? [[User:PCarson|PCarson]] 13:49, 1 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==See Also==<br />
Would like to add Liberal education. --[[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 21:10, 2 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Would like to query the "opposition to the Patriot Act" and being anti-republican while considering the fact that if a democratic president had tried to implement that policy, the screams of Communism and KGB would have raised the roofs. Has anyone considered the fact that invasive policy is invasive based on its content rather than who made it into a bill and passed it? <br />
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Oh and that "call someone a professor whether they are or not" thing? I don't know anyone of either party who does that. If you were building a page meant to alienate Americans from each other you couldn't have done a better job cause I'm walking away from you guys and I won't be back.<br />
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:Obviously I'm not going to bother with your comment if you petulantly declare that you "won't be back." I do wonder how you'd do on our [[Essay:Quantifying Open-Mindedness|test for open-mindedness]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 07:43, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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==Clean up article==<br />
Can someone tell me how to edit the main page? The list of liberals in the see also section is a bit long so I created another page to place them located [[List of liberalism in America|here]]. Thank you.--[[User:JasonM|JasonM]] 21:39, 5 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:The page is locked so nobody can edit except for sysops. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 13:58, 6 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Recent changes ==<br />
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In the list of ideologies there is a missing line break in the line "A "living Constitution" that is reinterpreted as liberals prefer, rather than how it was intended* Government programs to rehabilitate criminals". This should be two lines.<br />
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Also, the wording on the sex ed line needs to be tweaked. As it is, it reads like liberals actually want to teach people to be promiscuous, which isn't true. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 21:58, 8 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:The new definition is... circular. And there's still a typo (mentioned above). [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:26, 10 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
::Perhaps the word you're looking for is [[tautology]]? "A liberal is someone who denies any harm caused by liberal ideology" - this doesn't actually tell the reader anything about what a 'liberal' is, except that the author clearly doesn't like them. And I'm disappointed to see that the 'brain of a Democrat' cartoon has returned to such prominent placement too - it's unencyclopaedic, to say the least (although I did laugh at the "anti-bellum"). [[User:Underscoreb|Underscoreb]] 00:05, 13 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::I hate to sound like a bother, but could anyone address these comments? (Anyone with the capability to edit the article, that is) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 22:50, 17 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::: That better? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 04:00, 18 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::::It's not bad, actually. I'd rather have a more textbook defintion, but I'm pretty satisfied. Thanks Philip :) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 11:57, 18 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Obama: Professor?==<br />
''Calling anyone they agree with a "professor" regardless of whether he earned that distinction based on a real peer review of his work (see, e.g., Richard Dawkins and Barack Obama)'' <br />
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*Obama has described himself as a constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/30/politics/p132303D74.DTL&type=politics]</ref> He held the position of Lecturer, an adjunct position, from 1992 to 1996.<ref>[http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html]</ref> He held the position of Senior Lecturer from 1996 until his election to the senate in 2004.<ref>[http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html]</ref> Dan Ronayne, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, has suggested that Obama was only a senior lecturer and not a full professor. <ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/30/politics/p132303D74.DTL&type=politics]</ref> The University states that Senior Lecturers are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure track.<ref>[http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html]</ref><br />
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* ''"I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution," Obama told an audience at a campaign fundraiser. ... Responding to Obama's comments, Dan Ronayne, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said, "Senator Obama needs to understand that at this level words matter and he will be scrutinized." Ronayne pointed that Obama was only a senior lecturer and not a full professor. The University of Chicago lists him as a senior lecturer on leave.''<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/30/politics/p132303D74.DTL&type=politics]</ref> So in this reference, an AP story in the San Francisco Chronicle, we have evidence that Obama has indeed called himself a law professor, and a quote from an RNC spokesman claiming he was not entitled to do so.<br />
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* University of Chicago's ''Statement Regarding Barack Obama''<ref>[http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html]</ref> states: ''The Law School has received many media requests about Barack Obama, especially about his status as "Senior Lecturer." From 1992 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Barack Obama served as a professor in the Law School. He was a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996. He was a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004, during which time he taught three courses per year. Senior Lecturers are considered to be members of the Law School faculty and are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure-track. The title of Senior Lecturer is distinct from the title of Lecturer, which signifies adjunct status. Like Obama, each of the Law School's Senior Lecturers has high-demand careers in politics or public service, which prevent full-time teaching. Several times during his 12 years as a professor in the Law School, Obama was invited to join the faculty in a full-time tenure-track position, but he declined.'' It seems that he was an adjunct from '92 to '96, but after that, as a Senior Lecturer, he was considered a professor.<br />
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* Next, let's look at a news article on UChicago's site from '04. It uses the title of Senior Lecturer to describe Obama, which confirms that he was indeed at that time a Senior Lecturer. <ref>[http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/04/041103.obama.shtml]</ref><br />
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All of the references seem to agree that Obama was a Senior Lecturer, and that he was not full-time. The RNC spokesman said that Obama was "only a Senior Lecturer and not a full professor", but this is contradicted by the university itself; UofC said "Senior Lecturers are considered to be members of the Law School faculty and are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure-track". I think this makes a pretty strong case for Obama having been entitled to use the title "professor" to describe at least the latter part of his time teaching at UofC.<br />
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Therefore, I suggest that the sentence ''Calling anyone they agree with a "professor" regardless of whether he earned that distinction based on a real peer review of his work (see, e.g., Richard Dawkins and Barack Obama)'' be changed to remove Obama's name.<br />
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== Suggestions: ==<br />
The Liberal Party of Canada should also be in the "See also" section of the page. Nothing more Liberal than a party that declares itself so. [[User:Conservatores|Conservatores]] 15:04, 25 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Liberal Arts==<br />
I wanted to remove 'liberal arts' and 'liberal arts college' from the list, but apparently I can't. Those terms have nothing to do with liberalism. --[[User:Commodore Guff|KevinS]] 20:46, 19 December 2008 (EST)<br />
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: Good suggestion. I removed them.--[[User:Aschlafly|aschlafly]] 20:51, 19 December 2008 (EST)<br />
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==Absolutely correct definition...but :-)==<br />
:''A liberal is a person who's views reject traditional and biblical standards in favour of subjective or relative standards.'' <br />
This definition is absolutely correct. Not sure if it captures the possible fact that some liberal thinkers appear to hold these views based on the problems of their time instead of merely asserting their wills. Is there not a significant difference between [[Liberal Christianity#Origins of liberal Christianity|these 19th century Christian liberals]] and say 19th century atheistic liberals such as [[Karl Marx]] and [[Ludwig Feuerbach]] and their 20th century couterparts [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Joseph Stalin]]? --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 10:10, 27 December 2008 (EST)<br />
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:Aren't we breaking the first commandment of Conservapedia, ''"Everything you post must be true and verifiable."'' Why don't we just use the dictionary definition of liberal, or are we under the impression that the dictionary has a liberal bias here?<br />
::''liberal: favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.''<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref><br />
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:::I don't use that definition because it is false. Liberals are people who favor taxpayer-funded abortion, censorship of classroom prayer, and just about anything that is anti-Christian.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:50, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::Do you have a reliable citation for that? Also, what makes you say that that definition is false?<br />
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::::Hmmm, I think we could profitably incorporate that definition as the way liberals view themselves. How about:<br />
:::: "A '''liberal''' (also '''leftist''') is someone who favors so-called "progress" away from, or "reform" of <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>, logical and biblical standards. There are no general liberal standards; often a liberal uses many words to say what is, in essence, nothing. Many liberals become liberals out of a craving for attention or other self-centered reasons."<br />
:::: I think this is a better definition than either, because it tells what they're (re-)gressing away from, and that they view it as progress. --[[User:EvanW|EvanW]] 14:18, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:I wouldn't call them Liberals. Liberals are the disguised [[Fellow traveller|fellow-travellers]] of overt Communists. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 10:14, 27 December 2008 (EST)<br />
::Until World War II most Christian liberals tended to be [[Fellow traveller|fellow-travellers]], thinking it would bring the fullfilment of the [[Kingdom of God]]. [[Reinhold Niebuhr]] is a good example. He expressed pro-Marx views and didn't denounce Stalin until he signed a pact with Hitler in 1939. After that Neibuhr became radically anti-communist. Neverthless, few liberal Christians follow Niebuhr in his renunciation and instead hold on to these obviously false and desctrutive [[Fellow traveller|fellow-travellers]] notions. So today I think most liberal Christians are like the young Niebuhr unaware of the evils lurking within communist thought. --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 10:26, 27 December 2008 (EST)<br />
:::On the other hand, most of today's self-proclaimed political liberal Christians (if they give a hoot at all about [[God]], [[Jesus]], or Scripture is unknown) like [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Hussein Obama]] appear to more into [[Liberal Fascism]] than [[Fellow traveller|fellow-travellers]]. Not that one of these evils is better than another. Just different. Sigh. Probably should just ignore this liberal evil stuff altogether. --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 11:00, 27 December 2008 (EST)<br />
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== The philosophy of Liberalism ==<br />
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We definitely need a section on the actual meaning of a liberal viewpoint in political philosophy. The definition of 'liberal' in this article in fact broadly refers to the ideology of the Democrats, who are moderate socialists. The Republicans in fact espouse significantly liberal economic views and significantly conservative social views. Therefore, we need clarification that, outside of American politics, true liberalism is 'promoting freedom', something I believe that the conservatism you refer to advocates.--unsigned dark night<br />
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:Maybe at one time liberalism meant promoting freedom, but not today's liberals. Today's liberals look to stay neutral in foreign conflicts, stay away from the promotion of freedom. In America, they are for taking away freedoms (e.g. fairness doctrine, House rules barring minority party representation, etc.) --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 18:29, 14 January 2009 (EST)<br />
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::That may be so, but only by your definition of liberalism. Todays liberals are in fact socialists - , so we should probably attempt to clarify that, in real American government, liberals espouse these flawed policies, whereas in political philosophy, matters are very different.<br />
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:No, today's liberals are not in fact socialists, liberalism refers to belief near the center of the political spectrum, with conservatives to their right, and socialists to their left. The assertions in this page that liberals reject logic and the bible are arbitrary and biased, two things that I thought conservapedia was founded against. The idea that liberals are simply those opposed to certain beliefs and opinions held by a majority of those that call themselves conservatives is a sweeping, generalizing statement. A misleading statement is a form of [[deceit]]. [[User:Apr28|Apr28]] 4:52 23 May 2009 (PDT)<br />
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:: Today liberals support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] and demand [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]], plus all the other positions on the list. There is nothing "near the center" about the liberal positions. The [[deceit]] is when liberals deny what they do believe and support.<br />
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== Free Market ==<br />
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I've always thought a defining quality of a Liberal was a lack of faith in a free market to solve problems. Conservatives tend to believe an economic problem is best solved in the market, whereas Liberals tend to want government intervention. [[User:NotALiberal|NotALiberal]] 23:40, 31 January 2009 (EST)<br />
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The text currently reads ''There are no coherent liberal standards, and often a liberal is merely someone who uses many words to say nothing.'' I would suggest that this might read 'There are no coherent liberal standards that are distinct from socialism or communism, and often a liberal is... ' [[User:MauriceB|MauriceB]] 17:04, 1 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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Then you should get rid of this satirical cartoon and replace it with a more appropriate picture. It is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. --[[User:Yorpa|Yorpa]] 09:40, 15 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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That's just the thing. The article is written this way (and with the cartoon) because anybody who disagrees with it can be painted as a liberal, and the painting is indeed a portrayal of a rather despicable sort of person (liberal, as per conservapedians' definition of what that is (and most of the bullet points contain a fair degree of truth, with some spin)). The best part is that doing something tantamount on the opposite end of the spectrum will result in a block for [[liberal namecalling]]. I would like to see a couple more citations here and there in the article, like with the criticism of President Obama for being uncharitable (I don't doubt that there has been criticism; I'd just like to know from whom). [[User:DanieleGiusto|DanieleGiusto]] 13:26, 14 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Problems With the Article ==<br />
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''a liberal is merely someone who craves attention''<br />
<br />Erm... there's just a little problem with what you're saying here. I don't think that this is factually correct, especially considering the fact that Conservatives are just as vocal about their opinions as Liberals are. Perhaps we could consider removing this phrase as it makes the entire article sound ridiculously biased. I know that it is meant to be anti-Liberal, but could we please steer away from what sounds like a petty insult? It makes it sound like vandalism.<br />
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There are a few other bits throughout the article which make it sound like whoever wrote the article didn't know what they were talking about/were trying desperately to elongate or pad out the article, eg ''Some argue that liberals typically support economic policy similar to that of fascism''. Liberalism and fascism are polar opposites, one pushing for equality, freedom of choice and help for the poor, the other pushing for a superior race of people, a forced way of living and murdering the poor. I propose that this statement could be amended or removed, especially seeing as it says ''some argue'' rather than ''most'' or ''a significant number of the scientific community/economic experts''. We should not base arguments on what one or two people think - that is not reliable information. [[User:Ululator|Ululator]] 09:51, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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:I also have a criticism of the article: the See also section is too long, and contains many pages that are also linked in the navigation bar immediately below it. Perhaps the page could be unlocked so that those with improvements to make can make them?<br />
:Ululator, I know this page is opposed to liberals, but I don't think anyone's accusing them of wanting to 'murder the poor'!--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 09:54, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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: (edit conflict) Ululator, you need to open your mind more. On average, liberals are more vocal and aggressive than conservatives. There's no denying that. Just look at what happened to Harvard President Larry Summers.<br />
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: As to economic policy, both liberals and fascists favor greater state control.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:56, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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You cannot try to link two groups based solely on the fact that both hold similar economic policies, otherwise you can clearly link Reaganomics with medieval policies....the solution to our problems is to concentrate the wealth of a nation in the hands of the already wealthy and powerful?<br />
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Liberals and fascists do both want greater state control, but then again, so do dictatorships and many other political viewholders. However, you cannot possibly argue that they want state control in the same way. Liberals seek equality. Fascists seek superiority. I don't think there are two more different views. I also disagree that liberals are more vocal and aggressive. I have personally been attacked, both verbally and physically, on a number of occasions by conservatives, for being gay/disabled/pro choice and I know of many other people, including high profile people who have also been attacked.[[User:Ululator|Ululator]] 10:10, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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: Ululator, there's no denying that liberals are more aggressive in expressing and enforcing their views on others. You're not going to fool anyone here by claiming otherwise. Address my specific example (one of many) or move on. Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:20, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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I know little about Larry Summers' situation, so I would feel unable to comment on this example, since all I know about it is hear-say that came from this website. I personally feel that conservatives and liberals are equally vocal and aggressive in their views, since on each side there are those who are loud, and those who are quiet. I am more inclined to remember loud conservatives, and no doubt you are more inclined to remember loud liberals. Therefore it is pointless us pointing the finger at each other. I know in my heart that J-sus preached acceptance and love, so I will end this debate here, before it descends into a petty argument. You may think on this though: liberalism is all about accepting others for who they are, loving them and respecting their choices. Surely this is what J-sus wanted? [[User:Ululator|Ululator]] 10:29, 16 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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The description on this page doesn't really apply to many of the Liberals I'm friends with... they're generally anti-censorship, pro-military, patriotic individuals. Some of them I know are charitable in nature. Isn't it a bit of a generalisation? -- Dollfuss<br />
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*No. Only a European, or someone living outside the United States might believe that. This is an American encyclopedia, and the view of the vast majority of American liberals, is decidedly anti-military, and unpatriotic. Furthermore, liberals in the United States contribute to charity at a rate of less than half as conservatives do. We do not attempt, at Conservapedia, to be no point of view. We present facts, and if that offends certain people's political ideas, so be it. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 21:01, 4 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Right. We're talking about American liberals specifically in this article. [[User:AddisonDM|AddisonDM]] 21:29, 4 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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In the first line "A liberal is someone who rejects logical and biblical standards", how can someone who rejects the bible still not be logical? The bible is founded on faith - not logic. Please change this back to traditional instead of logical, as the article is locked. [[User:JamesY|JamesY]] 20:02, 7 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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*Wrong. The Bible is the word of God. We accept what it says because of ''Faith''. Liberals don't have faith, nor much logic. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 21:13, 7 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:James, you've been misled in your education. The Bible is the most logical book written. People have a free will to reject logic, and reject that 2 and 2 are 4, but that doesn't change the logical truth of it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:03, 7 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::Andy Schlafly, would you do me the honor of explaining why the Bible is the most logical book written? [[User:ShmuelB|ShmuelB]] 22:58, 7 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::: God created the world, and then man. Man incurred the ultimate offense against God, and that required the ultimate sacrifice to redeem it. God intervenes with miracles from time to time as He likes. This ''is'' completely logical. Now everyone has free will to reject this and conjure up any alternative theory they like, but Christianity is the most logical religion and the Bible is the most logical book.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:30, 7 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::: As an example of the illogical view of [[atheists]], they deny the existence of [[Hell]]. If anything is logical, it is justice, and Hell is essential to that.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:33, 8 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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Well it's possible to embrace Biblical and logical standards and still remain liberal. Take for example a liberal who is for gun control, and thinks the way he does because Jesus taught us to "Turn the other cheek". {{Unsigned| AmmaAm}}<br />
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:Spoken like a true liberal and atheist, AmmaAm. "Turning the other cheek" has absolutely nothing to do with guns, or allowing criminals to abuse you, or your family. I urge you to read many of our good articles on Christianity and Jesus Christ. You will find the truth, and it will indeed set you free! --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 16:12, 27 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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I still don't see how Christianity is the most logical religion, or how the fact that God creating the world and man could warrant complete logic. You noted that a logical point of view is to consider that with justice comes punishment (in this particular case, hell). This is a logical way of thinking because we understand that the components work together. We can describe what justice means and understand the its essentials include the punishment of the offender. The fact that God created the earth and everything on it "because he can" doesn't logically explain the components that are required for a God to be able to exist and to be able to perform what has been claimed. Nobody today has a first hand account of the events Christianity describe, so nobody can say for certain that it happened. I can claim that my grandfather told me of a giant alien that his father told him created and rule the earth many hundreds of years ago. I could provide letters and painting of the event that could easily be fake, but just as easily be real, and insist that it happened. People can choose not to believe me and believe in christianity instead, but can't I just claim my teachings to be the most logical? {{unsigned|Texico11}}<br />
:Your logic is that proof is required. We don't need proof for God's existence. Wisdom of Christianity is passed on to other generations. Today's generation claims to be the smartest that ever lived, I beg to differ. Relativists can claim whatever and make truth whatever they want it to be. It doesn't mean that it is true.--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 19:16, 12 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Texico11, you find no ''logical'' flaw in Christianity. There is none. You may choose to disbelieve that Jesus rose from the dead, but there is nothing illogical about that Christian statement.<br />
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:Try to construct another explanation of the world and you will find it has logical flaws. If you prefer logic, then Christianity is the religion for you.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:38, 12 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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So the Muslims and the Hindus and all the other religions that exist are not as logically sound as Christianity? Because the millions that follow these teachings would beg to differ and claim as many logical flaws in Christian teachings. The perception of there own religion as being flawless is just as strong as the word of somebody who believes Christianity is. I prefer logic over anything and swing with whatever theories present the most logic and and hold the most evidence, and while I personally believe that Christianity is the most sound of all the religions in its logic I don't believe that all its teachings are 100% flawless.--[[User:Texico11|Texico11]] 16:23, 13 May 2009<br />
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I'm not arguing with the political views of Conservapedia at all, but wouldn't it look a little nicer not to have the first few sentences be an editorial against liberals? Wouldn't a dictionary definition or something similar be a better introduction, and then the article can discuss the flaws of liberal views after that? - [[User:Trajork|Trajork]] 13:34, 11 November 2009 (EST)<br />
:A definition is included in the first few sentences, "A liberal (also leftist) is someone who rejects logical and biblical standards, often for self-centered reasons.". It so happens that the definition of a liberal can be used against them. [[User:NP|NP]] 13:32, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
::My problem with that is that not all people who reject logical and Biblical standards are liberals. I think it needs a more specific definition in its first sentence or two. Also, the second sentence, "There are no coherent liberal standards; often a liberal is merely someone who craves attention, and who uses many words to say nothing." either needs to cite a source showing that many liberals say what they're saying just to get attention, or be removed. Such a sentence, unless sourced, doesn't really set a good tone for an encyclopedia. We can present liberalism as is and use that to show why it's flawed, rather than editorializing at the beginning. - [[User:Trajork|Trajork]] 13:55, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::You write, "My problem with that is that not all people who reject logical and Biblical standards are liberals." What other label do you have in mind? Such people are not conservatives, and I wouldn't call them "moderates". Definitions are the rule, and need not (and should not) address every unusual exception.<br />
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:::On your second point, I'll find and add some cites. There are plenty of examples.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:26, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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At the time of Henry the Navigator’s death in 1460 his captains had reached [[Sierra Leone]]. They now faced a difficult coast, shoals and small islands, very few safe harbours and little opportunity for trade. They “were content to develop their modest but prospering trade at the mouths of the [[Senegal]] and the [[Gambia]].” (J. H. Parry) <br />
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* “The Age of Reconnaissance”, J. H. Parry - Uni of California Press, Berkeley.<br />
* “The Opening of the World”, David Devine - Collins London.<br />
* The Times Atlas of World History – William Collins, Sydney.<br />
* “West Africa before the Colonial Era” – Basil Davidson, Longman, London and New York.<br />
* Chambers Encyclopedia.<br />
* Webster’s Geographical Dictionary.<br />
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Conservapedia is up front about our beliefs and our politics - obviously. Despite this, some might say we have a bias towards the truth. To those who have gone to public schools and been inundated with mainstream media their whole life, this may seem like a strong conservative bias.<br />
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But there are additional problems with Wikipedia which Conservapedia addresses. For example, many articles on Wikipedia are excessively long, providing extraneous detail that can muddle a subject. Conservapedia offers concise, informative articles. Readers who wish to explore a subject more in-depth are free to enroll in Conservapedias courses for home schooled students, but we do not have a whole courseworth of material on every subject.<br />
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== Wikipedia ''is'' helpful ==<br />
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Aschlafly said: ''Instead, I know of no evidence that Wikipedia has helped a single student in any meaningful way.''<br />
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If you google '''calciumcarbonat''', what's the first article to appear? Of course, wikipedia's. Therefore, countless of students looking for certain chemical compounds got instant information by wikipedia - most of the articles are as helpful as the one on CaCO<sub>3</sub>.<br />
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In fact, nowadays it's hard to imagine any student of chemistry who didn't use the help provided by wikipedia....<br />
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Also, if you want specifics about math, Vitali Set. Hessian Matrix. Tridiagonal Matrix. Homogeneous coordinates. Hilbert Space. Fermat's factorization method. Error function. Need I go on?<br />
These are just a few of the many topics that I learned about from Wikipedia. I have found these articles to be clear and explanatory to me. What part did you have trouble understanding? Where are the Conservapedia versions?[[User:EdmundG|EdmundG]] 18:53, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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Yup, many students from numerous countries use Wikipedia every day to learn about different topics. I've used it for everything from solving minor curiosities to learning about statistical concepts. However, Andy has made it clear that Wiki articles are above his head (too many words), and as a result NONE of us are allowed to learn anything from it. A solid argument, indeed. [[User:Insufficient|Insufficient]] 22:18, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Congratulations on crossing the line into personal insults. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 22:20, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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Well he did say that they were not "concise and clear" enough for him.[[User:EdmundG|EdmundG]] 23:25, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Not sure whom you're quoting, but I said Wikipedia is not concise and clear enough to help students in a meaningful way. And I've personally taught nearly 200 students and helped them get into good colleges and win scholarships. "Insufficient" insults me and talks big, but gives no specifics. I wonder how many students he's helped, and to what extent. Maybe he'll tell us.<br />
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:The unfortunate reality is that many Wikipedia editors are more interested in concealing information from viewers, such as the harm caused by abortion or the flaws in evolution, than actually helping anyone.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:35, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::A case in point is Wikipedia's article on [[CSS]], i.e., cascading style sheets. When I tried to put in three simple examples, the information was removed on the grounds that I was providing "how to" information which should only be in Wikibooks. Apparently the article on CSS should be on every aspect of it other than facts such as '''bold''' formatting is obtained by entering '''font-weight: bold;''' into a style tag. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:43, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:I find Wikipedia very clear and concise and it helped me study for my exams and has since helped me in my work. From speaking to colleagues and students at the University I work at I believe it is of great benefit to those who use it as an educational tool. I believe that your disagreement with some of its articles has biased you towards disregarding the entire website.--[[User:nicknock|Nick]] 23:15, 11 December 2009 (MST)<br />
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But Wikipedia is not just politically related articles (although Conservapedia seems to be). Sure there are articles on abortion and evolution, but there are also hundreds of articles on mathematics. Just because you disagree with the views represented in some of the articles doesn't mean that the entire site is worthless.[[User:EdmundG|EdmundG]] 23:58, 11 December 2009 (EST)<br />
:You're right that there may be some articles free from liberal bias, simply because it would be difficult to insert, but you'd be surprised how pervasive it can be. Obviously, all history, religion, philosophy, and politics articles are susceptible to bias, but so are science articles (evolution being a prime example), personal biographies, etc. For example, it might be hard to imagine how an article on Isaac Newton could be liberally biased, but that's because we've been so inundated with liberal bias we don't even realize it! I didn't know that Newton was a devout Christian, or that his insights came from the Bible, until I came here. I didn't know that the triangular trade never even existed until I came here. And I didn't go to public school - I have sixteen years of Catholic schools under my belt. <br />
:The point it, liberal bias can creep into almost any subject. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 00:03, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::The reason you didn't know triangular trade didn't exist until you came here is because it ''did'' exist. I've never heard of anyone except Mr. Schlafly deny this, and I'm curious as to why he thinks it didn't. [[User:DanielA|DanielA]] 07:53, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
::Also, Wikiepdia states quite clearly that "In the 1690s, Newton wrote a number of religious tracts dealing with the literal interpretation of the Bible." I don't see any whitewash there. [[User:DanielA|DanielA]] 07:55, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Another science example you might have mentioned-- [[Relativity]]. If you only read Wikipedia, you're not getting a complete or accurate picture at all. I had never heard about the flaws in Relativity before I came here. [[User:DanielPulido|DanielPulido]] 00:09, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::And as for your example, on math articles, even if there is no liberal bias in the wikipedia article, Conservapedia is the better reference. For example, the average student looking up the fundamental theorem of calculus, something every student should know by the time they finish high school, doesn't benefit from being told that it is a weaker form of the generalized stokes theorem, something students couldn't understand until the final year of a math bachelors. We keep our articles concise and informative, not bloated with confusing and unnecessary information. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 00:06, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::: Well put, Jacob. The math articles on Wikipedia are not good educational resources. They don't earnestly teach. In their best light, they merely try to show off.<br />
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::: And thanks for Daniel's observation. As George Orwell said, "all issues are political issues." Liberal bias does creep even into math, as illustrated by the Wikipedian resistance to recognizing the concept of [[elementary proof]], and how the [[Axiom of Choice]] has traditionally been disfavored.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:12, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::: Is there something particularly Conservative about an elementary proof? Also, correct me if I'm wrong but didn't George Orwell also say, "Political language - and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists - is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." [[User:Captain2obvious|Captain2obvious]] 00:47, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::Orwell's quote criticizes the conservative ''party''. I also criticize the British Conservative Party! As to [[elementary proof]]s, there is "something" liberal about denying its significance. Liberals like to try to use math and science in deceptive ways to pull people away from the Bible. The concept of the elementary proof rains on their parade.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:21, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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I went to a super liberal community college in Mass and they didn't allow us to use Wiki as a siting source because it's open source. We used databases with professors. Sorry Conservapedia, you lose on that count too. Now, if it's original source you want, you can find that on Wiki. It's a good place to start your research. I imagine that in some instances that's true for this site as well.<br />
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:Dear Aschlafly, you made the claim that - to your knowledge - not a single student was helped in a meaningful way by wikipedia. To change your perception of wikipedia, ''one'' [[counterexample]] should be sufficient, and a couple of students have given such examples in this thread. Of course, each example is an anecdote - that's the very nature of counterexamples :-)<br />
:[[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 09:57, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Which anecdote did you find credible? I'm seen some claims but found them lacking in specifics, and thus I did not find them to be credible.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:21, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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I guess our differences come down to whether having more information is a good thing. Personally, I find the math articles on Conservapedia to generally be incredibly lacking. If all you want is a definition of a term then sure, a one sentence article is acceptable, but if you actually want to learn, it is near worthless. Imagine if the article on George Washington only said "George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was in office from 1789-1797". Sure it tells you who he was, but it doesn't tell you why he was significant. It doesn't show you how he fits in with history as a whole.<br />
The problem is that many of your articles define the term, but the fail to provide any elaboration. If you never make connections between topics, then you're no better then a dictionary. <br />
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The student may not understand everything in the article but that's not the point. I certianly don't understand all of the math articles on Wikipedia. I am not everyone. Encyclopedias are written for a broad audience. Some people will understnad only the basics, while other people will easily understand everything. Why deny information to the people who could use it?<br />
For that matter, there are many articles I understand and benefit from which I never would have understood a couple years ago. Should we really censor the articles just for the sake of my middle school self?<br />
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Looking at your example of Fundamental theorem of calculus, Your article contains the defintion of the thoerem, but that's it. It's suitable for a first year calculus student cramming for a test, but it doesn't help them learn. It doesn't tell them the intuitive basis behind the thoerem. It doesn't tell them the applications of the formula. <br />
It doesn't even try to generalize or connect it to other topics.<br />
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Seeing as you apparently think this is a good thing, I guess there's no real way for us to ever be on the same page. Good luck on Conservkitionary. [[User:EdmundG|EdmundG]] 22:43, 12 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Edmund, proper grammar is "no better THAN a dictionary," not "no better then a dictionary." But we're obviously teaching and learning and not trying to be a dictionary, so your point remains unclear.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:15, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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Edmund. As a general rule, we try to be concise. But I don't think anybody is trying to say that none of our articles need expansion. We welcome any substantive addition that you may have up your sleeve. --[[User:BenjaminS|Ben]] <sub>[[User Talk:BenjaminS|Talk]]</sub> 09:24, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Aschlafly, what's your criterion for ''being helpful''? You wrote earlier ''ComedyFan, I've personally taught nearly 200 teenagers, and 10 or 100 times as many have benefited from our materials here. Take a look at the page views on my lectures. They are in the many thousands for each lecture. '' Being top in the google ranks indicates that wikipedias's page on - for instance - '''calciumcarbonat''' was visited many times. So many people benefited from this material, ergo wikipedia ''is'' helpful.<br />
:Of course, you can always change your definition to: ''being helpful means leading your readers to reading the Bible'', but then I'd accuse you of [[Evolution syndrome|moving the goalposts]].<br />
:And for your statement ''How many lectures does Wikipedia have? Zero. How many model answers? Zero.'' In fact at this moment the right answer is '''11,716''' : While there are no lectures and models answers on en.wikipedia.org, the wikimedia foundation (which includes wikipedia) has a whole project just to ''set learning free'' - en.wikiversity.org<br />
:[[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 08:58, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Frank, I haven't seen a substantive edit by you here yet. I had to revert your only non-talk edit (to [[Kurt Godel]]) because, as often seen in edits by Wikipedians, your edit added verbosity in a way that obscured the concise point. Wikipedians seem to insist on making professors look better than they are or were. Your style may fit well in the Wikipedia culture. But as I said, I'm not aware of anyone helped by it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:12, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::So, your definition of helpful is: ''something is helpful if I'm aware of it being so''. Then open your mind, google "thank you wikipedia", and find people reporting how wikipedia helped them. Afterward you may still chose to ignore this information... [[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 09:24, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::I googled "thank you Budweiser" and received nearly 40,000 hits. Do you think that proves that beer is helping people? Certainly not. If you think Wikipedia is helping so many people, then why can't you provide merely one clear, specific, and unequivocal example?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:32, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::Wikipedia has helped me many times learn many new things. It's also helped me with collaboration skills. I'm sure the same can be said for many others. Would it have hundreds of thousands of contributors and millions of readers, as well as millions of dollars in donations, if no one found it useful? The invisible hand indicates it is quote educational. [[User:DaveC|DaveC]] 09:46, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::: (EC) Funny, I googled "thank you Conservapedia" and received less than 900 hits. It's not about numbers, you have to ''read'' the entries. But for a [http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/20/the-random-endorsement-wikipedia/ clear, specific, and unequivocal example] &nbsp;[[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 09:48, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::::: (EC) Beer companies have even greater revenues, but that doesn't mean they are helpful. Your lack of specifics fail to persuade, Dave. Facebook is perhaps the best analogy: it is more popular and has far higher revenues than Wikipedia, yet at least one study shows it is correlated with ''lower'' grades by users.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:50, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::::::I'm not sure comparing an encyclopedia to a beer company or a social networking site is terribly practical, but no matter. I have my personal anecdotes about Wikipedia, you have your personal anecdotes about Conservapedia, neither, I guess, is a reliable source. Now, would you say Encyclopedia Brittanica is also useless because I can't prove it helped anyone get into college, nor does it have lectures or model answers? Now I'm curious. If how many students something has helped get into college is the sole criterion, then the public school system is the big winner there. Are you endorsing that now? [[User:DaveC|DaveC]] 09:56, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::::::Obviously any benefit would be offset by the harm. Public schools have produced over 30 million illiterates and wastes many billions of dollars a year, so you're barking up the wrong tree there.<br />
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:::::::::Wikipedia is comparable to Facebook, and it's shown to hurt grades rather than help them. The only specific anecdote provided here for Wikipedia (after several requests) is from a 2007 claim by a European that Wikipedia somehow helped him pass some basic exams. Meanwhile, there are compelling, undeniable examples of harm caused by [[Wikipedia]]. In addition, just check out how Wikipedia-supporters like you and ComedyFan contribute here: as far as I can tell, nothing of substantive value. Hopefully that will change, but it's a familiar pattern by Wikipedia types.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 12:48, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::::::::Reading this, it seems to be apt to quote Stephen Colbert who said to you during the interview ''I want to create my own reality the way you are.'' There, Colbert will fail, I'm afraid. [[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 13:08, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::::::::Frank, the more you talk, talk, talk in a silly way, the more you illustrate my point about your Wikipedia being a waste of time.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:29, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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Just a note to anyone still following: I got blocked for a couple of days for my dissent in this board. The reason given was "liberal name calling," though I have yet to determine what name I called and where I did so. It seems that the majority on this website have no problem ridiculing those who differ in opinion (see evolution syndrome), but they certainly can't take it when it's returned in kind. I had really hoped to contribute to the discussion on Orwell, but couldn't because of my removal...I really hope the irony of that isn't lost on anyone. Either way, I'd rather be blocked for dissent than embraced for compliance. But thank you Jacob, you are always so helpful at proving the points I am trying to make. [[User:Insufficient|Insufficient]] 15:35, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Oh, and way back (at the beginning of my block), Andy accused me of "talking big." I would just like to point out that HE is the one claiming to represent all Wikipedia users, saying that nobody has benefited from it in a meaningful way. I am merely trying to represent my own voice. And yet I am the one accused of talking big? Ridiculous. Also, I have nothing to personally gain from the defense of Wikipedia (I have invested no time or money into its creation), whereas Andy has a vested interest in slandering the competition, making his opinion biased from the beginning, and thus meaningless in this discussion. Andy keeps demanding "specifics, specifics!" But you know what? I don't need to prove myself to you. If the "liberal" statistics were good enough for my professor, then I couldn't really care less if you disagree. [[User:Insufficient|Insufficient]] 15:43, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::''If the "liberal" statistics were good enough for my professor, then I couldn't really care less if you disagree.'' See our page on [[professor values]]. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 17:08, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::I like how most of your arguments revolve around distrust in experts. You can think whatever you want of my professor's values, but he, like myself, has no vested interest in Wikipedia. Administrators on this site on the other hand, have a strongly vested interest in discrediting it (it is, after all, the competition). Therefore, your opinions are far more biased than my professor's. [[User:Insufficient|Insufficient]] 17:26, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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This is absolutely ridiculous. You repeatedly insist that noone has ever been helped by Wikipedia, despite the fact that people have testified on this very page multiple times on how Wikipedia has helped them. What do you think? That we're some sort of conspiracy to promote Wikipedia? Are you really so committed to your belief that Wikipedia is useless that you also believe that anyone who says otherwise must automatically have an ulterior motive? Debate is so easy when you simply dismiss everything that anyone else says.<br />
It's funny how you seem to know whether I have learned something or not better then I do myself. Generally, a theory of mind is developed by the age of three.<br />
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I also like how you responded to my arguments by pointing out a typo. I suppose that means that you don't actually disagree with my characterization of the dispute. The problem is that what you call "concise", I call "lacking in information".[[User:EdmundG|EdmundG]] 18:07, 13 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:"''Generally, a theory of mind is developed by the age of three.''" Best quote of the whole discussion, Edmund. I find it ridiculous that Andy thinks he knows us better than we know ourselves, and yet he has the audacity to accuse me of "talking big." I can't remember if you were around for the evolution debate, but they played by the same tactics there as well. They had a ton of questions that they believed could not be answered, and then dismissed the answers that I gave without reason. Also, I am confused by the seemingly contradictory arguments that I am getting from this group. On the one hand, Andy is trying to use the number of students that he has helped to give himself some sort of authority (though I have yet to determine its relevance in this discussion). On the other hand, Jacob is saying that professor values are not reliable. This seems to take the wind out of Andy's sails, because the "help" he gives students is also dependent on "professor values." [[User:Insufficient|Insufficient]] 19:46, 13 December 2009 (EST)</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Luke_9-16_(Translated)&diff=730971Luke 9-16 (Translated)2009-12-14T01:18:31Z<p>JohnFraiser: /* Chapter 11 */</p>
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
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|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
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|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
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|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
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|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
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|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
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|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
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|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
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|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
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|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
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|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
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|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
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|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
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|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
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|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
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|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
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|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
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|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
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|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
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|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
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|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
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|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
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|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
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|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
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|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
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|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
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|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
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|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
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|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
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|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
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|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
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|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
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|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
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|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
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|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
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|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
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|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
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|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
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|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
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|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
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|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
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|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
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|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
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|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
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|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
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|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
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|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
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|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
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|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
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|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 10==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|Now it so happened that, as they continued on their way, Jesus arrived at a village where a woman named Martha invited Him into her house.<br />
|Perhaps surprising that a woman could be the owner of a house at that time - or should it be 'the house where she lived'?<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
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|}<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
|Once, Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his students said, “Master, teach us to pray, like John taught his students.<br />
|Clarify John as John the Baptist?<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
|And he said to them, "Which of you would go to your friend at midnight and say, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
|for a friend of mine, who is on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to feed him?"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
|And your friend inside will anser, "Stop bothering me. I have locked the door and put my children to bed. I can't get up and give you anything now."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|Those of you that are fathers, if your son asks you for bread, do you give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
|And if he asks for an egg, would you offer him a scorpion?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 12==<br />
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<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
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|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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|And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;<br />
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|And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,<br />
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|When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;<br />
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|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.<br />
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|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br />
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|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br />
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|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:<br />
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|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.<br />
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|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<br />
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|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.<br />
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|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.<br />
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.<br />
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|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<br />
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|And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,<br />
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|If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,<br />
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|Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.<br />
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|Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?<br />
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|Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.<br />
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|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
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|Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.<br />
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|And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.<br />
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|What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?<br />
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|And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.<br />
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|And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.<br />
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|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
|Jesus said, "A man had two sons.<br />
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|12<br />
|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
|Soon afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for a distant land, where he wasted his life with women and booze. <br />
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|And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<br />
|But after he had lost everything, a terrible famine struck the land, he began to go hungry.<br />
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|And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.<br />
|He latched onto a citizen there, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
|And he would have given anything to eat the same food that the pigs enjoyed, yet no man gave him anything.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<br />
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|And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<br />
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|24<br />
|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|25<br />
|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.<br />
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|And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|32<br />
|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
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|And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.<br />
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|Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.<br />
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|4<br />
|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<br />
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|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<br />
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|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.<br />
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|And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<br />
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|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|10<br />
|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|11<br />
|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|12<br />
|And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?<br />
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|13<br />
|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|16<br />
|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|17<br />
|And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<br />
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|18<br />
|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|19<br />
|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|20<br />
|And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,<br />
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|21<br />
|And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.<br />
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|22<br />
|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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|23<br />
|And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<br />
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|24<br />
|And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.<br />
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|25<br />
|But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<br />
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|26<br />
|And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.<br />
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|27<br />
|Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:<br />
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|28<br />
|For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.<br />
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|29<br />
|Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<br />
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|30<br />
|And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<br />
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[[Luke 17-24 (Translated)]]<br />
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[[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Tritium&diff=730322Tritium2009-12-13T00:54:41Z<p>JohnFraiser: </p>
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<div>Tritium is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]], with a [[nucleus]] composed of a [[proton]] and two [[neutrons]]. It is very rare on [[Earth]], as it is only naturally produced by [[cosmic rays]]. Tritium is [[radioactive]] and decays into helium-3 by [[beta decay]], with a [[half-life]] of 4500 days <ref>http://nvl.nist.gov/pub/nistpubs/jres/105/4/j54luc2.pdf</ref>. It has applications in [[nuclear fusion]] because tritium can undergo fusion with [[deuterium]] to produce [[helium]] and large amounts of energy. As it is so rare in nature, it is produced for use in [[nuclear weapons]] and for research by bombaring [[heavy water]] with neutrons.<br />
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{{Category:Chemistry}}</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Tritium&diff=730320Tritium2009-12-13T00:47:07Z<p>JohnFraiser: </p>
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<div>Tritium is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]], with a [[nucleus]] composed of a [[proton]] and two [[neutrons]]. It is very rare on [[Earth]], as it is only naturally produced by [[cosmic rays]]. Tritium is [[radioactive]] and decays into helium-3 by [[beta decay]], with a [[half-life]] of 4500 days <ref>http://nvl.nist.gov/pub/nistpubs/jres/105/4/j54luc2.pdf</ref>. It has applications in [[nuclear fusion]] because tritium can undergo fusion with [[deuterium]] to produce [[helium]] and large amounts of energy.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Category:Chemistry}}</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Tritium&diff=730319Tritium2009-12-13T00:44:59Z<p>JohnFraiser: </p>
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<div>Tritium is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]], with a [[nucleus]] composed of a [[proton]] and two [[neutrons]]. It is very rare on [[Earth]], as it is only naturally produced by [[cosmic rays]]. Tritium is [[radioactive]] and decays into helium-3 by [[beta decay]], with a [[half-life]] of 4500 days <ref>http://nvl.nist.gov/pub/nistpubs/jres/105/4/j54luc2.pdf</ref>. It has applications in [[nuclear fusion]] because tritium can undergo fusion with [[deuterium]] to produce [[helium]] and large amounts of energy.<br />
{{Category:Chemistry}}</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Tritium&diff=730317Tritium2009-12-13T00:39:42Z<p>JohnFraiser: cat</p>
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<div>Tritium is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]], with a [[nucleus]] composed of a [[proton]] and two [[neutrons]]. It is very rare on [[Earth]], as it is only naturally produced by [[cosmic rays]]. Tritium is [[radioactive]] and decays into helium-3. It has applications in [[nuclear fusion]] because tritium can undergo fusion with [[deuterium]] to produce [[helium]] and large amounts of energy.<br />
{{Category:Chemistry}}</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Color_code&diff=730288Color code2009-12-13T00:02:06Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 730286 by Eaglerock (Talk)</p>
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<div>'''Color codes''' are used in [[HTML]] to display colors. Each color is represented with a 6 digit [[hexadecimal]] number (base 16). The table below provides a list of the color codes that are supported by all major browsers.<br />
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|width="25%" style="background:#00ff00"|<br />
|width="25%"|#00ff00<br />
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|style="background:#0000ff"|<br />
|#0000ff<br />
|style="background:#000000"|<br />
|#000000<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#ffffff"|<br />
|#ffffff (white)<br />
|style="background:#ff0070"|<br />
|#ff0070<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#ff00ff"|<br />
|#ff00ff<br />
|style="background:#ffff00"|<br />
|#ffff00<br />
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|style="background:#00ffff"|<br />
|#00ffff<br />
|style="background:#0090ff"|<br />
|#0090ff<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#f75431"|<br />
|#f75431<br />
|style="background:#606060"|<br />
|#606060<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#C0C000"|<br />
|#C0C000<br />
|style="background:#C000C0"|<br />
|#C000C0<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#305030"|<br />
|#305030<br />
|style="background:#006060"|<br />
|#006060<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#801060"|<br />
|#801060<br />
|style="background:#932229"|<br />
|#932229<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#C00000"|<br />
|#C00000<br />
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|<br />
|#C0C0C0<br />
|-<br />
|style="background:#705030"|<br />
|#705030<br />
|style="background:#789820"|<br />
|#789820<br />
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*[http://html-color-codes.com/ Color code] 216 web color codes.<br />
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[[category:Colors]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Newsmax_Media&diff=730285Newsmax Media2009-12-12T23:58:31Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 730284 by Eaglerock (Talk) please don't cite 'Wikipedia'</p>
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<div>'''''Newsmax''''' is a monthly [[magazine]] created to point out [[liberal bias]] and improprieties in the media that are forced upon the American people. It also seeks to extol men and women who show [[conservative]] virtues. For those who sign up, there are also daily emails of breaking news stories of interest that may not be fully covered in the general media. In addition to the magazine, there is also a NewsMax [[web page]], which covers many of the articles in the magazine in shortened form. <br />
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== External Link ==<br />
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[http://www.newsmax.com Newsmax Website]<br />
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[[Category:Conservative Media]]<br />
[[category:magazines]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Truth&diff=728890Truth2009-12-10T18:27:18Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 728889 by Nt4logos (Talk) revert evolutionist troll</p>
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<div><small>This Conservapedia entry focuses on the concept of truth relating to God and society; for the definition as a philosophical and logical term, see [[truth_(logic)]].</small><br />
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'''Truth''' is one of the fundamental building blocks of [[reality]]. One could probably say that without truth, nothing could exist. In fact, not only is truth a fundamental building block of reality, but it is also a central character trait and attribute of the one who is in control of all things, namely [[God]] himself. Jesus Christ, the second Person of the [[Trinity|triune God]], proclaimed about himself in John 14:6, "...I am the way, and the <u>truth</u>, and the life...". From that verse and others, we can conclude that truth is not something external to God himself, but is rather something that is inextricably joined and a part of His Being.<br />
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== Truth as a Value ==<br />
Truth can be considered to be a morally desirable trait in a person, since it the antithesis of "undesirable" traits such as deceit or corruption. [[Christian]]s in particular uphold Truth as a desirable value, since it is something taught by the [[Bible]], and [[Jesus]] himself.<br />
As a rule, liberals do not hold Truth to be an important value. They believe that truth is subjective, and everyone can freely decide on his own version of truth, see [[moral relativism]].<br />
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==Opponents==<br />
Many opponents of truth have arisen over the course of human history, such as [[communist]] [[China]] and [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Germany]]. Such enemies typically advocate the wide use of [[censorship]]. Incidentally, many [[liberals]] also advocate the use of [[censorship]] in the form of [[political correctness]], e.g. refusing to describe someone as crippled or as spastic when they plainly are, out of some misguided notion of politeness. Former [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] and notorious [[liberal]] [[Al Gore]] made several untruthful claims in his documentary [[An Inconvenient Truth]]. Many [[liberal]]s mock Truth by coining terms like "truthiness" ([[Stephen Colbert]]) to deride the real nature of truth.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[God]]<br />
*[[Jesus Christ]]<br />
*[[Holy Spirit]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.christianity.co.nz/truth1.htm Truth in Christianity]<br />
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/truth/ What Liberals Say - Category: Truth], [[Accuracy In Media]]<br />
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[[Category:Dictionary]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Greenpeace&diff=728888Greenpeace2009-12-10T18:21:53Z<p>JohnFraiser: /* No New Nukes */</p>
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<div>'''Greenpeace''' is a [[leftist]] [[environmentalist]] group that seeks to ban commercial [[whaling]] and stop nuclear testing (see [[nuclear test ban treaty]]).<br />
[[Image:40607437 ark1 afp203body.jpg|right|thumb|Greenpeace activists building an [[Ark]].]]<br />
It has been accused of manipulating public opinion in a way that would be ordinarily be condemned (see [[double standard]]):<br />
*Greenpeace has escaped public censure by hiding behind the mask of its “[[non-profit]]” status and its [[U.S.]] [[tax exemption]]. ... [[Forbes magazine]] once described it as “a skillfully managed [[business]]” with full command of “the tools of [[direct mail]] and [[image manipulation]] -- and tactics that would bring instant [[condemnation]] if practiced by a [[for-profit]] [[corporation]].” [http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/131]<br />
Environmental groups like Greenpeace have boasted that they have blocked more than 200 hydroelectric projects in the developing world over the past two decades.<br />
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According to Public Interest Watch (PIW), Greenpeace Fund, Inc. a reputedly educational, public-interest-oriented 501(c)(3) directed $24 million in tax-exempt contributions into Greenpeace, Inc., non-exempt programs during tax years 1998, 1999 and 2000. According to the most recent tax returns available for both groups, in 1999, Greenpeace, Inc.'s total revenues equaled $14.2 million. Of this amount, $4.25 million, or 30 %, came from the Greenpeace Fund. <br />
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Greenpeace Inc. is a more directly political and leftist activist unit, and as such is designated by the Internal Revenue Code as a 501 (c)(4). Mike Hardiman of PIW said "Greenpeace has devised a system for diverting tax-exempt funds and using them for non-exempt — and oftentimes illegal — purposes...It's a form of money laundering, plain and simple."<br />
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On January 30, 2003, some 30 Greenpeace demonstrators breached the central control building of the Sizewell B nuclear-power plant in Suffolk, England. Earlier in October 2002, approximately 150 Greenpeace protesters were arrested after penetrating the same facility. <ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200310070839.asp Seeing Greenpeace], Deroy Murdock, National Review Online, October 07, 2003.</ref><br />
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==No New Nukes==<br />
Greenpeace wants to shut down all the [[nuclear reactor]]s and phase out [[nuclear power]].<br />
<ref>http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/assets/binaries/nuclearpower-facts</ref><br />
<ref>[http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/nuclear/no-new-nukes No New Nukes!]</ref><br />
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Statement from Jan Beranek, Greenpeace International Nuclear Campaigner on July 16, 2007:<br />
<blockquote>This [[fire]] and [[radioactive leakage]] reminds us yet again of the serious threats posed by nuclear power.... Nuclear power undermines the real solutions to [[Global Warming|climate change]], by diverting [[resource]]s away from the massive development of clean [[renewable energy]] sources the [[world]] urgently needs. <ref> [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/releases/reaction-to-the-fire-at-the-ja Reaction to the fire at the Japanese nuclear power Kashiwazaki-Kariwa]</ref></blockquote><br />
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This policy extends to opposing scientific research into [[nuclear fusion]] power. The Greenpeace website makes the untruthful claim that nuclear fusion would 'create a serious waste problem, would emit large amounts of radioactive material and could be used to produce materials for nuclear weapons'<ref>http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/ITERprojectFrance</ref>.<br />
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==Global Warming==<br />
[[Image:Greenpeaceprotest1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|To protest the drilling of oil from which gasoline is made, Greenpeace frequently uses vehicles powered by gasoline engines, in this case a Zodiac inflatable boat with an outboard engine.]]<br />
Greenpeace wants the [[Kyoto Protocol]] to be enacted and even further restrictions due to [[Global Warming]]. <br />
<ref>[http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/g8-on-climate-change G8 to Act on Climate Change, Later... Maybe] </ref><br />
<ref>[http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/staff_gw/2007/06/05/bush_s_global_warming_plan_isn_t_good_en_1 Bush's Global Warming Plan Isn't Good Enough]</ref><br />
<ref>[http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy Global Warming and Energy]</ref><br />
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<blockquote>Greenpeace is calling for [[global emissions]] to peak by 2020 and fall rapidly thereafter ensuring at least a 50 percent reduction from 1990 levels by the year 2050 globally, and eliminate [[fossil fuel emissions]] before the end of the [[21st century]]. This platform is outlined in its ‘Global Energy Scenario’ which is available at: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/reports/energy-r-evolution-a-bluepr<ref> [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/releases/global-warming-impacts-hit-poo GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS HIT POOREST, THE HARDEST AND WILL INCREASE IN SCOPE AND SEVERITY]</ref></blockquote><br />
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==Rainbow Warrior Bombing==<br />
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On 10th July, 1985 the ''Rainbow Warrior'', flagship of Greenpeace, was destroyed in an [[Auckland]] harbour by high explosive devices that resulted in the death of Fernado Pereira, a crew member and photographer. An investigation into the bombing resulted in the arrest, trial and conviction of Major Alain Mafart and Captain Dominique Prieur of the [[French Armed Forces]]. After initial denials by the [[France|French]] President [[François Mitterrand]], the French Prime Minister [[Laurent Fabius]] admitted that the [[French Secret Service]] ordered the attack in order to deny Greenpeace access to French territorial waters.<ref name="NZPol">http://www.police.govt.nz/operation/wharf/</ref><br />
Mafart and Prieur pleaded guilty to [[arson]] and [[manslaughter]] and were sentenced to ten years on the manslaughter charge and seven years on the arson charge.<ref name="NZPol" /><br />
However, in an agreement between the French and New Zealand governments brokered by United Nations Secretary General, Mr Xavier Perez de Cuellar, the French government, while not apologizing, paid compensation to Greenpeace and the [[New Zealand]] government for this act of state-sponsored [[terrorism]]. <ref name="MA">http://www.kauricoast.co.nz/Feature.cfm?WPID=70</ref><br />
In return Mafart and Prieur were transferred in July 1986 to Hao atoll in [[French Polynesia]] to serve three years.<br />
However, in December 1987 Mafart was returned to France for treatment of a stomach condition, and in March 1988 was given a new appointment.<br />
Prieur and her husband, who was in charge of security at Hao atoll, were returned to France in May 1988.<ref name="MA" /><br />
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*[http://www.greenpeace.org The Greenpeace International homepage]<br />
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<div>'''Keynesian Economics''' was "the dominant economic paradigm from the 1940s to the 1970s."<ref>[http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/the-great-depression-according-to-milton-friedman/ The Great Depression According to Milton Friedman] </ref><br />
It is associated with the ideas of the [[British]] economist [[John Maynard Keynes]]. <br />
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"Keynes thought there is no self-corrective mechanism (or [[invisible hand]]) in a [[free-market economy]]."<ref name=milton>[http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/the-great-depression-according-to-milton-friedman/ The Great Depression According to Milton Friedman] </ref><br />
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"An unfettered [[market economy]] results in [[depression (economics)]]s, [so Keynes] recommended that the government engage in massive [[deficit spending]]."<ref name=milton /><br />
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According to Keynes, economic slumps are the result of too little [[demand]] (see also [[aggregate demand]]). The government can stimulate demand by cutting taxes and increasing spending even if this results in growing deficits. During times of economic boom the government can increase taxes and/or cut spending. This will reduce the risk of [[Inflation]] and also reduce government deficits. Keynesian economics influenced [[FDR]]'s [[New Deal]] programs during the [[Great Depression]].<br />
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While Keynes supported government intervention and government programs, he intended that they only be active during poor economic situations, unlike the modern [[welfare state]]. Many believe that FDR agreed, though FDR had died before these programs could be repealed.<br />
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'''Hydrogen''' is the most abundant of all the [[element]]s,<ref>Hydrogen makes up roughly 75% of the matter in the [[universe]].</ref> and has the [[chemical symbol]] H and an [[atomic number]] of 1. Despite this abundance, naturally occurring elemental hydrogen is extremely rare on [[Earth]].<br />
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==Composition of the atom==<br />
Hydrogen [[atom]]s normally consist of a single [[proton]] and [[electron]], with no [[neutron]]. Other [[isotopes]] are formed as the atom gains neutrons: [[deuterium]] (one neutron) and [[tritium]] (two neutrons). [[Tritium]] is [[radioactive]], with a [[half-life]] of approximately 12 years. <br />
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Hydrogen can be found in a vast majority of [[organic]] compounds, as well as some [[inorganic]] compounds.<ref>For example, [[hydrocarbon]]s and metal hydrides, respectively</ref> It is an important component of [[water]] and most [[acid]]s. <br />
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==Fuel for vehicles==<br />
Hydrogen is a principal component of [[fuel cell]]s, which have the potential to be a major form of alternative energy in the future. Fuel cells are very clean energy sources; their only by-products are [[water]] and heat. Since no [[pollutant]]s or [[greenhouse gas]]es are produced, the use of fuel cells could provide cleaner air and potentially slow down [[global warming]].<br />
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Unfortunately, hydrogen is not a viable fuel source at present. Today's average car, for example, would require an unfeasibly large fuel tank to carry enough hydrogen for practical purposes. Hydrogen is also extremely [[flammable]] and suitable safeguards are needed to reduce the chances of a fatal explosion in an accident. <br />
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If hydrogen could be used in cars, it would be important in establishing the [[hydrogen economy]].<br />
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Deuterated molecules (in which hydrogens have been partially or fully replaced by deuterium) have similar properties to their hydrogen monologues. For example, [[Heavy water|deuterated water]] has a boiling point of 101.4 degrees [[Celsius]] compared to [[water|normal water]], with a boiling point of 100 Celsius.<br />
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<div>'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, deny or censor the truth for ideological reasons. A list of the top ''common'' instances of [[liberal denial]] are the following:<br />
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# [[liberals]] deny the [[Nobel Prize]] is an award given by liberals to other liberals, sometimes granted in an awkward manner designed to punish a critic of liberal falsehoods<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that we are suffering from global ''cooling'', with record ''low'' temperatures disproving their hoax of [[global warming]]<br />
# [[liberals]] deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists deified Stalin and Lenin and still deify Castro<ref>See, e.g., liberal adulation of [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref><br />
# [[liberals]] deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it<br />
# [[liberals]] deny they are [[liberal]], and that most of the media are [[liberal]]<br />
# [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]] and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for those who believe in them, and also for innocent victims<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that they have censored [[prayer]] in [[public school]]<ref>A [[public school]] student who once "tape recorded a teacher making religious remarks to his students" to complain about it then later objected to a textbook explaining how prayer is censored from [[public school]] schools by court decisions. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=4614012]</ref> <br />
# a woman significantly reduces her risk of breast cancer by having children rather than [[abortions]]<br />
# about half of promiscuous people carry sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and those STDs cause infertility<ref>"Among those who admitted having sex, the rate was even more disturbing -- 40 percent had an STD."[http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080312_1_C12_hUShe15125]</ref><br />
# the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref><br />
# college faculties at nearly every American school are completely dominated by [[liberals]], and have virtually no [[conservatives]]<br />
# [[homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons<br />
# reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime<br />
# [[Liberals]] deny that the war in [[Iraq]] was needed and also deny that the surge has worked<br />
# In denial that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref> [http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: <br />
The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>)<br />
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More generally, liberals also deny:<br />
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# That [[Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since Johnson<br />
# more than 80% of child molesters are pornography addicts<br />
# people like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not "crazy" or "insane", but are true believers <br />
# that [[young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]]<br />
# the intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]]<br />
# [[feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls<br />
# that [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and [[math]] aptitude<br />
# [[Socialized_medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref><br />
# obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world<br />
# that a school having virtually no [[conservative]] teachers and many [[atheists]] and [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school<br />
# that [[liberals]] attempt to intimidate and ostracize [[conservatives]], particularly in school environments and some occupations.<ref>See [[liberals and friendship]].</ref><br />
# that [[liberals]] support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]<br />
# that girls and women in sports have debilitating ACL knee injuries at 3-4 times the rate of men,<ref>''Compare'' [http://www.universityhealthmatters.com/article.php?artid=50] (with an explanation of why there is a big difference) ''with'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/health/18knee.html?ex=1204088400&en=3a5abfaa6104ac63&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times] (downplaying the difference and pretending that no one knows why). The New York Times denies overwhelming evidence, including the following:<br />
:"Female athletes, particularly basketball players, are far more likely than their male counterparts to suffer ACL [Anterior Cruciate Ligament] injuries." Stephen Hargis, "Girls have more torn ACLs," Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), D1 (Feb. 4, 2005). According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the risk of women tearing their ACL is 1 in 100. This number drops significantly to only 1 in 500 for men. See Nikki Usher, "Knee injury takes toll on girls playing soccer five times more likely than males to suffer a torn ACL," Philadelphia Inquirer, A01 (Nov. 29, 2004). "Compared with guys, female athletes run an eight-times-greater risk of tearing the ACL, a fibrous band that connects the shinbone (tibia) to the thighbone (femur). Basketball, soccer and other sports that require cutting moves or jump shots can put athletes at risk." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls face higher knee injury risk," USA Today, 15B (Aug. 24, 2004). Timothy Hewett, PhD, the lead researcher on a definitive study at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the University of Cincinnati, says this is "close to a billion-dollar problem in girls and women in the USA. ... Even after girls have recovered from the acute injury, the changes in the joint may set the stage for osteoarthritis of the knee ...." ''Id.'' That obvious suspicion was quickly confirmed: a study subsequently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism demonstrated that "more than half of ... 103 soccer players, who were ages 14 to 28 at the time of the ACL injury, suffered osteoarthritis of the knee at the time of the study -- about 12 years later." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls' knee injuries have later consequences," USA Today, 9D (Oct. 7, 2004). "Many of the women, who were about 31 by that time, also said they had pain or some other disability that made it hard to conduct daily activities." ''Id.''</ref> and are vulnerable to other injuries<ref>"Amber Scull ruptured her spleen after she was tackled during a practice drill at Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville 2 1/2 months ago. Had she [not] arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors told her mother, she might have died." [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/06/news_pf/Sports/Girls_face_dangers_on.shtml]</ref><br />
# that the numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref><br />
# that [[homeschoolers]] often do better than those who attend [[public school]]<br />
# that [[culture]] affects [[politics]], and people's views and lifestyles<br />
# that successful [[democracy]], both historically and logically, is the result of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]]<ref>[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/cultural_apologetics/snyder-democracy1.html Calvinism and the Success of Liberal Democracy, by John Snyder]</ref><br />
# that [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down<br />
# that [[gun control]] increases [[crime]]<br />
# that reducing [[taxes]] stimulates the [[economy]]<br />
# that choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]]<br />
# that the [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed<br />
# that privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport<br />
# that [[universal health care]] is inferior medical care<br />
# that [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities<br />
# that [[liberal]] leaders engage in shocking wrongdoing, [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrisy]], and abuse of power<ref>See, e.g., leading [[liberal]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] and how fellow [[liberals]] downplayed or were silent about his misconduct.</ref><br />
# that ideas do matter, and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods<br />
# that [[Islam]]ic extremism is a threat to the [[Western civilization]]<ref>Leftist [[Sam Harris]] admitted and complained about this liberal denial [http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/REPOSITORY/610090301/1028/OPINION02 here].</ref><br />
# that banning [[same-sex marriage]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]]<br />
# that aggressive interrogation is often the only way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]]<br />
# how the [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly youngsters<br />
# that free trade strengthens global democracies<br />
# that a child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]]<br />
# that a [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position<br />
# that you can be held accountable for the statements uttered<br />
# that climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now<br />
# that politicians that proclaim 'Change' actually do not break with policies of the past<br />
# that removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was a good thing.<br />
# that eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health.<br />
# that [[marijuana]] use has lasting psychological effects.<br />
# that illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.<br />
# that English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened).<br />
# that President Bush didn't cause Hurricane Katrina.<br />
# that President Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.<br />
# that the Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans.<br />
# that restricting free speech by the [[Fairness Doctrine]] is actually not fair nor democratic.<br />
# that we can drill oil our way out of high gas prices.<br />
# that we can't replace our dependence on oil with green technologies, when in fact we need both oil and green technologies to solve our energy crisis.<br />
# that opposing same-sex [[marriage]] is justified and point to decriminalized interracial marriage bans as proof.<br />
# that they are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints and then try to stifle further discussion.<br />
# that [[socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda.<br />
# that [[God]] should have a place in government<br />
# that modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]]<br />
# that companies like [[Exxon]] should pay billions of dollars in damages to the general public, ''in addition'' to the money they spend to clean up industrial accidents and to recompense those directly affected<br />
# that [[selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire<br />
# that high food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production, but rather by the million acres of crop- and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation.<br />
# that the life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.<br />
# that modern technology can make [[coal]] clean<br />
# that a fence is the most effective and ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect our large border from illegal immigrants trying to get in<br />
# that socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits<br />
# that [[heavy metal]] music is generally anti-Christian and promotes themes such as drugs, sex and [[Satan]] worship.<br />
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Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier.<br />
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Liberals like to bash President Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term: the [[Rwanda]] massacre occurred, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]] and the bombing campaign against Iraq. Also, [[liberals]] will deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest. <br />
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The '''Conservative Bible Project''' is a project to render God's word into modern [[English]] while removing [[liberal]] distortions. Beginners can pick any verse, type its citation into [http://www.blueletterbible.org/], click on "<small>SHOW STRONG'S</small>" at the top right to obtain the Greek, and then make an edit here for all to review.<br />
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[[Liberal]] [[bias]] has become the single biggest distortion in modern [[Bible]] translations. There are three sources of errors in conveying biblical meaning are, in increasing amount:<br />
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*lack of precision in the original language, such as terms underdeveloped to convey new concepts introduced by Christ<br />
*lack of precision in modern language<br />
*translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one.<br />
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Experts in ancient languages are helpful in reducing the first type of error above, which is a vanishing source of error as scholarship advances understanding. English language linguists are helpful in reducing the second type of error, which also decreases due to an increasing vocabulary. '''But the third -- and largest -- source of translation error requires conservative principles to reduce and eliminate'''.<ref>The committee in charge of updating the bestselling version, the [[NIV]], is dominated by professors and higher-educated participants who can be expected to be [[liberal]] and [[feminist]] in outlook. As a result, the revision and replacement of the [[NIV]] will be influenced more by [[political correctness]] and other [[liberal]] distortions than by genuine examination of the oldest manuscripts. As a result of these political influences, it becomes desirable to develop a [[conservative]] translation that can serve, at a minimum, as a bulwark against the liberal manipulation of meaning in future versions.</ref> <br />
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As of 2009, there is no fully conservative translation of the [[Bible]] which satisfies the following ten guidelines:<ref>Additional less important guidelines include (1) adherence to a concise and dignifying style, such as use of "who" rather than "that" when referring to people and also use glorifying language for the remarkable achievements and (2) recognizing that Christianity introduced powerful new concepts that even the Greek and Hebrew were inadequate to express, but modern conservative language can express well.</ref><br />
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:# '''Framework against Liberal Bias''': providing a strong framework that enables a thought-for-thought translation without corruption by liberal bias<br />
:# '''Not Emasculated''': avoiding unisex, "gender inclusive" language, and other feminist distortions; preserve many references to the unborn child (the [[NIV]] deletes these)<br />
:# '''Not Dumbed Down''': not dumbing down the reading level, or diluting the intellectual force and logic of Christianity; the [[NIV]] is written at only the 7th grade level<ref>The [[NIV]] has supplanted the [[KJV]] in popularity.</ref><br />
:#'''Utilize Powerful Conservative Terms''': using powerful new [[Essay:Best New Conservative Terms|conservative terms]] to capture better the original intent;<ref>For example, in 1611 the [[conservative]] concept of "accountability" had not yet developed, and the [[King James Version]] does not use "accountable to God" in translating Romans 3:19; good modern translations do.</ref> Defective translations use the word "comrade" three times as often as "volunteer"; similarly, updating words that have a change in meaning, such as "word", "peace", and "miracle".<br />
:# '''Combat Harmful Addiction''': combating addiction<ref>See [[Bible on Addiction]].</ref> by using modern terms for it, such as "gamble" rather than "cast lots";<ref>For example, the [[English Standard Version]] (2001) does not use the word "gamble" anywhere in translating numerous references to the concept in the [[Bible]].</ref> using modern political terms, such as "register" rather than "enroll" for the census<br />
:# '''Accept the Logic of Hell''': applying logic with its full force and effect, as in not denying or downplaying the very real existence of [[Hell]] or the [[Devil]].<br />
:# '''Express Free Market Parables'''; explaining the numerous economic parables with their full free-market meaning<br />
:# '''Exclude Later-Inserted Inauthentic Passages''': excluding the interpolated passages that liberals commonly put their own spin on, such as the [[adulteress story]]<br />
:# '''Credit Open-Mindedness of Disciples''': crediting [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|open-mindedness]], often found in youngsters like the eyewitnesses Mark and John, the authors of two of the Gospels<br />
:# '''Prefer Conciseness over Liberal Wordiness''': preferring conciseness to the liberal style of high word-to-substance ratio; avoid compound negatives and unnecessary ambiguities; prefer concise, consistent use of the word "Lord" rather than "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" or "Lord God."<br />
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Thus, a project has begun among members of [[Conservapedia]] to translate the Bible in accordance with these principles. The translated Bible can be found [[Conservative Bible|here]].<br />
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Benefits include:<br />
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*mastery of the Bible, which is priceless<br />
*mastery of the English language, which is valuable<br />
*thorough understanding of the differences in Bible translations, particularly the historically important [[King James Version]]<br />
*benefiting from activity that no [[public school]] would ever allow; a Conservative Bible could become a text for public school courses<br />
*liberals will oppose this effort, but they will have to read the Bible to criticize this, and that will open their minds<br />
*this project has a unifying effect on various [[Christian]] denominations, and serves as an important counterweight to liberal efforts to divide conservative candidates based on religion<br />
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How long would this project take? There are about 8000 verses in the [[New Testament]]. At a careful rate of translating about four verses an hour, it would take one person 2000 hours, or about one year working full time on the project.<br />
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== Possible Approaches ==<br />
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Here are possible approaches to creating a conservative Bible translation:<br />
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*identify pro-liberal terms used in existing Bible translations, such as "government", and suggest more accurate substitutes<br />
*identify the omission of liberal terms for vices, such as "gambling", and identify where they should be used<br />
*identify conservative terms that are omitted from existing translations, and propose where they could improve the translation<br />
*identify terms that have lost their original meaning, such as "word" in the beginning of the [[Gospel of John]], and suggest replacements, such as "truth"<br />
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An existing translation might license its version for improvement by the above approaches, much as several modern translations today are built on prior translations. Alternatively, a more ambitious approach would be to start anew from the best available ancient transcripts.<br />
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In stage one, the translation could focus on word improvement and thereby be described as a "conservative word-for-word" translation. If greater freedom in interpretation is then desired, then a "conservative thought-for-thought" version could be generated as a second stage.<br />
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== Building on the [[King James Version]] ==<br />
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In the [[United States]] and much of the world, the immensely popular and respected [[King James Version]] (KJV) is freely available and in the [[public domain]]. It could be used as the baseline for developing a conservative translation without requiring a license or any fees. Where the KJV is known to be deficient due to discovery of more authentic sources, exceptions can be made that use either more modern [[public domain]] translations as a baseline, or by using the original Greek or Hebrew.<br />
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There are 66 books in the [[KJV]], comprised of 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses, and 788,280 words.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.com/believers-org/kjv-stats.html</ref> The project could begin with translation of the [[New Testament]], which is only 27 books, 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, and <br />
less than 200,000 words.<br />
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Retranslation at rate of 20 verses a day would complete the entire [[New Testament]] in about a year. With 5 good retranslators, that would be an average of only 4 verses a day per translator. At a faster rate of 20 verses per day by 5 good translators, the entire [[New Testament]] could be retranslated in less than 3 months.<br />
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== First Example - Liberal-Promoted Falsehood ==<br />
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The earliest, most authentic manuscripts of the Gospel According to Luke lack this verse fragment set forth at the start of Luke 23:34:<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Luk&c=23&v=34&t=NIV#34 Quoted] here from the [[NIV]].</ref><br />
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:Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."<br />
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Is this a corruption of the original, perhaps promoted by [[liberal]]s without regard to its authenticity? This does not appear in any other Gospel, and the simple fact is that some of the persecutors of Jesus '''''did''''' know what they were doing. This quotation is a favorite of liberals, although it does not appear in the earliest and best manuscripts of the Gospel of Luke. It should not appear in a [[conservative]] Bible, because in point of fact Jesus might never had said it at all.<br />
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== Second Example - Dishonestly Shrewd ==<br />
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At Luke 16:8, the [[NIV]] describes an enigmatic parable in which the "master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly." But is "shrewdly", which has connotations of dishonesty, the best term here? Being dishonestly shrewd is not an admirable trait.<br />
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The better conservative term, which became available only in 1851, is "resourceful". The manager was praised for being "resourceful", which is very different from dishonesty. Yet not even the [[ESV]], which was published in 2001, contains a single use of the term "resourceful" in its entire translation of the Bible.<br />
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== Third Example - Socialism ==<br />
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Socialistic terminology permeates English translations of the Bible, without justification. This improperly encourages the "social justice" movement among Christians.<br />
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For example, the conservative word "volunteer" is mentioned only once in the [[ESV]], yet the socialistic word "comrade" is used three times, "laborer(s)" is used 13 times, "labored" 15 times, and "fellow" (as in "fellow worker") is used 55 times.<br />
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== Advantages to a Conservative Bible Online ==<br />
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There are several striking advantages to a conservative approach to translating the Bible online:<br />
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* participants learn enormously from the process<br />
* liberal bias - and lack of authenticity - become easier to recognize and address<br />
* by translating online, this utilizes the growing online resources that improve accuracy<br />
* supported by conservative principles, the project can be bolder in uprooting and excluding liberal distortions<br />
* the project can adapt quickly to future threats from liberals to biblical integrity<br />
* access is free and immediate to the growing internet audience, for their benefit<br />
* the ensuing debate would flesh out -- and stop -- the infiltration of churches by liberals pretending to be Christian, much as a vote by legislators exposes the liberals<br />
* this would bring the Bible to a new audience of political types, for their benefit; Bible courses in college Politics Departments would be welcome<br />
* this would debunk the pervasive and hurtful myth that Jesus would be a political liberal today<br />
* "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Matthew 7:1 NIV<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Conservative Bible]] (includes links to specific books)<br />
* [http://www.greekbible.com/ Nestle-Aland 26th edition Greek Bible (the source for all modern translations except the [[NKJV]]]) <br />
* [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/ets/efts/Greek.html Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek Lexicon and Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary]<br />
* [[Bible Translations]]<br />
* [[Bible Translation Issues]]<br />
* [[Bible Retranslation Project]]<br />
* [[Word Analysis of Bible]]<br />
* [[NIV]]<br />
* [[Feminist Bible]] (disfavored here)<br />
* [[Inspiration of Holy Scripture: An Eastern Christian and Jewish Perspective]]<br />
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
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|-<br />
|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
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|-<br />
|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
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|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
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|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
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==Chapter 10==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
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|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
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|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
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|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
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|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
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|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
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|-<br />
|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
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|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
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|-<br />
|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
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|-<br />
|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
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|-<br />
|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|Now it so happened that, as they continued on their way, Jesus arrived at a village where a woman named Martha invited Him into her house.<br />
|Perhaps surprising that a woman could be the owner of a house at that time - or should it be 'the house where she lived'?<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
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|-<br />
|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
|Once, Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his students said, “Master, teach us to pray, like John taught his students.<br />
|Clarify John as John the Baptist?<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
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|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
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|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
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|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
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|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
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|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
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|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|Those of you that are fathers, if your son asks you for bread, do you give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
|And if he asks for an egg, would you offer him a scorpion?<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
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|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
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|-<br />
|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
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|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
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|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
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|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
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|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
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|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
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|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
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|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
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|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
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|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
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|-<br />
|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
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|-<br />
|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
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|-<br />
|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
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|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
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|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
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|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
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|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
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|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
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|-<br />
|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
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|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
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|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
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|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
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|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
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|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
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|-<br />
|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
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|-<br />
|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
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|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
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|-<br />
|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
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|-<br />
|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
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|-<br />
|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
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|-<br />
|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
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|-<br />
|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
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|-<br />
|54<br />
|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
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==Chapter 12==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|-<br />
|2<br />
|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|-<br />
|6<br />
|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|-<br />
|7<br />
|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|-<br />
|8<br />
|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|17<br />
|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|18<br />
|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|-<br />
|19<br />
|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|-<br />
|20<br />
|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|-<br />
|21<br />
|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|-<br />
|22<br />
|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|-<br />
|23<br />
|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|-<br />
|26<br />
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|27<br />
|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|28<br />
|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|30<br />
|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|31<br />
|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|-<br />
|32<br />
|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|-<br />
|34<br />
|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|-<br />
|35<br />
|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|-<br />
|36<br />
|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|-<br />
|39<br />
|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|-<br />
|40<br />
|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|42<br />
|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|43<br />
|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|44<br />
|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|45<br />
|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|46<br />
|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|47<br />
|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|48<br />
|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|49<br />
|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|50<br />
|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|51<br />
|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|52<br />
|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|53<br />
|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|54<br />
|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|55<br />
|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|56<br />
|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|57<br />
|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|58<br />
|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|2<br />
|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|6<br />
|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
|The manager answered, 'Lord, let it be for this year again, so I can spread manure around it.<br />
|modern versions replace "manure" with "fertilizer", but that obscures the lowliness of man compared to God.<br />
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|9<br />
|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|10<br />
|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|15<br />
|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|17<br />
|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|18<br />
|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|25<br />
|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|27<br />
|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|28<br />
|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|29<br />
|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|30<br />
|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|31<br />
|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|32<br />
|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|33<br />
|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|34<br />
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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|And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.<br />
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|And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?<br />
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|And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;<br />
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|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?<br />
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|6<br />
|And they could not answer him again to these things.<br />
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|7<br />
|And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,<br />
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|When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;<br />
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|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.<br />
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|10<br />
|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br />
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|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br />
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|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:<br />
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|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.<br />
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|15<br />
|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<br />
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|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.<br />
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|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.<br />
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.<br />
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|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|24<br />
|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<br />
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|25<br />
|And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,<br />
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|26<br />
|If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|27<br />
|And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|28<br />
|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,<br />
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|Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.<br />
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|Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?<br />
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|Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.<br />
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|33<br />
|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|34<br />
|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|35<br />
|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
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|1<br />
|Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.<br />
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|2<br />
|And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.<br />
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|And he spake this parable unto them, saying,<br />
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|What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?<br />
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|And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.<br />
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|And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|8<br />
|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.<br />
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|10<br />
|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|11<br />
|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
|Jesus said, "A man had two sons.<br />
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|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
|Soon afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for a distant land, where he wasted his life with women and booze. <br />
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|And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<br />
|But after he had lost everything, a terrible famine struck the land, he began to go hungry.<br />
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|And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.<br />
|He latched onto a citizen there, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
|And he would have given anything to eat the same food that the pigs enjoyed, yet no man gave him anything.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|22<br />
|But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<br />
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|23<br />
|And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<br />
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|24<br />
|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|25<br />
|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|26<br />
|And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.<br />
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|28<br />
|And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|30<br />
|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|32<br />
|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
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!King James Version<br />
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!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<br />
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|And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.<br />
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|Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.<br />
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|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<br />
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|5<br />
|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<br />
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|6<br />
|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|7<br />
|Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.<br />
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|8<br />
|And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<br />
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|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|10<br />
|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|11<br />
|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|12<br />
|And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?<br />
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|13<br />
|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|16<br />
|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|17<br />
|And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<br />
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|18<br />
|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|19<br />
|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|20<br />
|And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,<br />
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|21<br />
|And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.<br />
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|22<br />
|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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|23<br />
|And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<br />
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|24<br />
|And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.<br />
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|25<br />
|But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<br />
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|26<br />
|And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.<br />
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|27<br />
|Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:<br />
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|28<br />
|For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.<br />
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|29<br />
|Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<br />
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|30<br />
|And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<br />
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[[Luke 17-24 (Translated)]]<br />
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[[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Liberal_denial&diff=728840Liberal denial2009-12-10T17:04:36Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 728831 by TruthTeller64 (Talk)</p>
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<div>'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, deny or censor the truth for ideological reasons. A list of the top ''common'' instances of [[liberal denial]] are the following:<br />
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# [[liberals]] deny the [[Nobel Prize]] is an award given by liberals to other liberals, sometimes granted in an awkward manner designed to punish a critic of liberal falsehoods<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that we are suffering from global ''cooling'', with record ''low'' temperatures disproving their hoax of [[global warming]]<br />
# [[liberals]] deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists deified Stalin and Lenin and still deify Castro<ref>See, e.g., liberal adulation of [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref><br />
# [[liberals]] deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it<br />
# [[liberals]] deny they are [[liberal]], and that most of the media are [[liberal]]<br />
# [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]] and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for those who believe in them, and also for innocent victims<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that they have censored [[prayer]] in [[public school]]<ref>A [[public school]] student who once "tape recorded a teacher making religious remarks to his students" to complain about it then later objected to a textbook explaining how prayer is censored from [[public school]] schools by court decisions. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=4614012]</ref> <br />
# a woman significantly reduces her risk of breast cancer by having children rather than [[abortions]]<br />
# about half of promiscuous people carry sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and those STDs cause infertility<ref>"Among those who admitted having sex, the rate was even more disturbing -- 40 percent had an STD."[http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080312_1_C12_hUShe15125]</ref><br />
# the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref><br />
# college faculties at nearly every American school are completely dominated by [[liberals]], and have virtually no [[conservatives]]<br />
# [[homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons<br />
# reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime<br />
# [[Liberals]] deny that the war in [[Iraq]] was needed and also deny that the surge has worked<br />
# In denial that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref> [http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: <br />
The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>)<br />
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More generally, liberals also deny:<br />
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# That [[Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since Johnson<br />
# more than 80% of child molesters are pornography addicts<br />
# people like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not "crazy" or "insane", but are true believers <br />
# that [[young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]]<br />
# the intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]]<br />
# [[feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls<br />
# that [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and [[math]] aptitude<br />
# [[Socialized_medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref><br />
# obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world<br />
# that a school having virtually no [[conservative]] teachers and many [[atheists]] and [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school<br />
# that [[liberals]] attempt to intimidate and ostracize [[conservatives]], particularly in school environments and some occupations.<ref>See [[liberals and friendship]].</ref><br />
# that [[liberals]] support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]<br />
# that girls and women in sports have debilitating ACL knee injuries at 3-4 times the rate of men,<ref>''Compare'' [http://www.universityhealthmatters.com/article.php?artid=50] (with an explanation of why there is a big difference) ''with'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/health/18knee.html?ex=1204088400&en=3a5abfaa6104ac63&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times] (downplaying the difference and pretending that no one knows why). The New York Times denies overwhelming evidence, including the following:<br />
:"Female athletes, particularly basketball players, are far more likely than their male counterparts to suffer ACL [Anterior Cruciate Ligament] injuries." Stephen Hargis, "Girls have more torn ACLs," Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), D1 (Feb. 4, 2005). According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the risk of women tearing their ACL is 1 in 100. This number drops significantly to only 1 in 500 for men. See Nikki Usher, "Knee injury takes toll on girls playing soccer five times more likely than males to suffer a torn ACL," Philadelphia Inquirer, A01 (Nov. 29, 2004). "Compared with guys, female athletes run an eight-times-greater risk of tearing the ACL, a fibrous band that connects the shinbone (tibia) to the thighbone (femur). Basketball, soccer and other sports that require cutting moves or jump shots can put athletes at risk." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls face higher knee injury risk," USA Today, 15B (Aug. 24, 2004). Timothy Hewett, PhD, the lead researcher on a definitive study at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the University of Cincinnati, says this is "close to a billion-dollar problem in girls and women in the USA. ... Even after girls have recovered from the acute injury, the changes in the joint may set the stage for osteoarthritis of the knee ...." ''Id.'' That obvious suspicion was quickly confirmed: a study subsequently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism demonstrated that "more than half of ... 103 soccer players, who were ages 14 to 28 at the time of the ACL injury, suffered osteoarthritis of the knee at the time of the study -- about 12 years later." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls' knee injuries have later consequences," USA Today, 9D (Oct. 7, 2004). "Many of the women, who were about 31 by that time, also said they had pain or some other disability that made it hard to conduct daily activities." ''Id.''</ref> and are vulnerable to other injuries<ref>"Amber Scull ruptured her spleen after she was tackled during a practice drill at Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville 2 1/2 months ago. Had she [not] arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors told her mother, she might have died." [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/06/news_pf/Sports/Girls_face_dangers_on.shtml]</ref><br />
# that the numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref><br />
# that [[homeschoolers]] often do better than those who attend [[public school]]<br />
# that [[culture]] affects [[politics]], and people's views and lifestyles<br />
# that successful [[democracy]], both historically and logically, is the result of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]]<ref>[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/cultural_apologetics/snyder-democracy1.html Calvinism and the Success of Liberal Democracy, by John Snyder]</ref><br />
# that [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down<br />
# that [[gun control]] increases [[crime]]<br />
# that reducing [[taxes]] stimulates the [[economy]]<br />
# that choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]]<br />
# that the [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed<br />
# that privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport<br />
# that [[universal health care]] is inferior medical care<br />
# that [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities<br />
# that [[liberal]] leaders engage in shocking wrongdoing, [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrisy]], and abuse of power<ref>See, e.g., leading [[liberal]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] and how fellow [[liberals]] downplayed or were silent about his misconduct.</ref><br />
# that ideas do matter, and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods<br />
# that [[Islam]]ic extremism is a threat to the [[Western civilization]]<ref>Leftist [[Sam Harris]] admitted and complained about this liberal denial [http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/REPOSITORY/610090301/1028/OPINION02 here].</ref><br />
# that banning [[same-sex marriage]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]]<br />
# that aggressive interrogation is often the only way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]]<br />
# how the [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly youngsters<br />
# that free trade strengthens global democracies<br />
# that a child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]]<br />
# that a [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position<br />
# that you can be held accountable for the statements uttered<br />
# that climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now<br />
# that politicians that proclaim 'Change' actually do not break with policies of the past<br />
# that removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was a good thing.<br />
# that eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health.<br />
# that [[marijuana]] use has lasting psychological effects.<br />
# that illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.<br />
# that English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened).<br />
# that President Bush didn't cause Hurricane Katrina.<br />
# that President Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.<br />
# that the Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans.<br />
# that restricting free speech by the [[Fairness Doctrine]] is actually not fair nor democratic.<br />
# that we can drill oil our way out of high gas prices.<br />
# that we can't replace our dependence on oil with green technologies, when in fact we need both oil and green technologies to solve our energy crisis.<br />
# that opposing same-sex [[marriage]] is justified and point to decriminalized interracial marriage bans as proof.<br />
# that they are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints and then try to stifle further discussion.<br />
# that [[socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda.<br />
# that [[God]] should have a place in government<br />
# that modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]]<br />
# that companies like [[Exxon]] should pay billions of dollars in damages to the general public, ''in addition'' to the money they spend to clean up industrial accidents and to recompense those directly affected<br />
# that [[selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire<br />
# that high food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production, but rather by the million acres of crop- and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation.<br />
# that the life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.<br />
# that modern technology can make [[coal]] clean<br />
# that a fence is the most effective and ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect our large border from illegal immigrants trying to get in<br />
# that socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits<br />
# that [[heavy metal]] music is generally anti-Christian and promotes themes such as drugs, sex and [[Satan]] worship.<br />
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Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier.<br />
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Liberals like to bash President Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term: the [[Rwanda]] massacre occurred, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]] and the bombing campaign against Iraq. Also, [[liberals]] will deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest. <br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Longest liberal denials]]<br />
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[[category:Liberal Traits]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Luke_9-16_(Translated)&diff=728822Luke 9-16 (Translated)2009-12-10T16:41:16Z<p>JohnFraiser: /* Chapter 11 */</p>
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
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|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
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|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
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|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 10==<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|Now it so happened that, as they continued on their way, Jesus arrived at a village where a woman named Martha invited Him into her house.<br />
|Perhaps surprising that a woman could be the owner of a house at that time - or should it be 'the house where she lived'?<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
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|}<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
|Once, Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his students said, “Master, teach us to pray, like John taught his students.<br />
|Clarify John as John the Baptist?<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|Those of you that are fathers, if your son asks you for bread, do you give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
|And if he asks for an egg, would you offer him a scorpion?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
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|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
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|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
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|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
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|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
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|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
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|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
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|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
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|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
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|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
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|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
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|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
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|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
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|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
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|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
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|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
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|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
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|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
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|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
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|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
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|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
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|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
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==Chapter 12==<br />
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|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|4<br />
|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|8<br />
|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|9<br />
|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|11<br />
|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|13<br />
|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|16<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|19<br />
|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|21<br />
|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|23<br />
|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|24<br />
|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|25<br />
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|26<br />
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|27<br />
|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|28<br />
|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|29<br />
|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|30<br />
|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|31<br />
|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|32<br />
|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|33<br />
|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|35<br />
|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|36<br />
|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|37<br />
|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|38<br />
|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|39<br />
|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|40<br />
|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|41<br />
|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|42<br />
|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|43<br />
|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|44<br />
|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|45<br />
|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|46<br />
|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|47<br />
|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|48<br />
|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|49<br />
|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|50<br />
|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|51<br />
|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|52<br />
|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|53<br />
|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|54<br />
|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|55<br />
|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|56<br />
|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|57<br />
|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|58<br />
|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|1<br />
|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|6<br />
|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|8<br />
|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
|The manager answered, 'Lord, let it be for this year again, so I can spread manure around it.<br />
|modern versions replace "manure" with "fertilizer", but that obscures the lowliness of man compared to God.<br />
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|9<br />
|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|10<br />
|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|15<br />
|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|17<br />
|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|18<br />
|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|20<br />
|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|25<br />
|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|28<br />
|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|30<br />
|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|31<br />
|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|32<br />
|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|33<br />
|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|34<br />
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|35<br />
|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.<br />
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|3<br />
|And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?<br />
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|4<br />
|And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;<br />
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|5<br />
|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?<br />
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|6<br />
|And they could not answer him again to these things.<br />
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|7<br />
|And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,<br />
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|8<br />
|When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;<br />
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|9<br />
|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.<br />
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|10<br />
|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br />
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|11<br />
|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br />
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|12<br />
|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|13<br />
|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:<br />
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|14<br />
|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.<br />
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|15<br />
|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<br />
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.<br />
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|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.<br />
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|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
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|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
|Soon afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for a distant land, where he wasted his life with women and booze. <br />
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|And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<br />
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|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<br />
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|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<br />
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|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?<br />
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|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<br />
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|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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|And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<br />
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|But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<br />
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|Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<br />
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|And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<br />
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<div>'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, deny or censor the truth for ideological reasons. A list of the top ''common'' instances of [[liberal denial]] are the following:<br />
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# [[liberals]] deny the [[Nobel Prize]] is an award given by liberals to other liberals, sometimes granted in an awkward manner designed to punish a critic of liberal falsehoods<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that we are suffering from global ''cooling'', with record ''low'' temperatures disproving their hoax of [[global warming]]<br />
# [[liberals]] deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists deified Stalin and Lenin and still deify Castro<ref>See, e.g., liberal adulation of [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref><br />
# [[liberals]] deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it<br />
# [[liberals]] deny they are [[liberal]], and that most of the media are [[liberal]]<br />
# [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]] and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for those who believe in them, and also for innocent victims<br />
# [[liberals]] deny that they have censored [[prayer]] in [[public school]]<ref>A [[public school]] student who once "tape recorded a teacher making religious remarks to his students" to complain about it then later objected to a textbook explaining how prayer is censored from [[public school]] schools by court decisions. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=4614012]</ref> <br />
# a woman significantly reduces her risk of breast cancer by having children rather than [[abortions]]<br />
# about half of promiscuous people carry sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and those STDs cause infertility<ref>"Among those who admitted having sex, the rate was even more disturbing -- 40 percent had an STD."[http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080312_1_C12_hUShe15125]</ref><br />
# the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref><br />
# college faculties at nearly every school are completely dominated by [[liberals]], and have virtually no [[conservatives]]<br />
# [[homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons<br />
# reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime<br />
# [[Liberals]] deny that the war in [[Iraq]] was needed and also deny that the surge has worked<br />
# In denial that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref> [http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: <br />
The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>)<br />
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More generally, liberals also deny:<br />
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# That [[Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since Johnson<br />
# more than 80% of child molesters are pornography addicts<br />
# people like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not "crazy" or "insane", but are true believers <br />
# the intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]]<br />
# [[feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls<br />
# [[Socialized_medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref><br />
# obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world<br />
# that a school having virtually no [[conservative]] teachers and many [[atheists]] and [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school<br />
# that [[liberals]] attempt to intimidate and ostracize [[conservatives]], particularly in school environments and some occupations.<ref>See [[liberals and friendship]].</ref><br />
# that [[liberals]] support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]<br />
# that girls and women in sports have debilitating ACL knee injuries at 3-4 times the rate of men,<ref>''Compare'' [http://www.universityhealthmatters.com/article.php?artid=50] (with an explanation of why there is a big difference) ''with'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/health/18knee.html?ex=1204088400&en=3a5abfaa6104ac63&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times] (downplaying the difference and pretending that no one knows why). The New York Times denies overwhelming evidence, including the following:<br />
:"Female athletes, particularly basketball players, are far more likely than their male counterparts to suffer ACL [Anterior Cruciate Ligament] injuries." Stephen Hargis, "Girls have more torn ACLs," Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), D1 (Feb. 4, 2005). According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the risk of women tearing their ACL is 1 in 100. This number drops significantly to only 1 in 500 for men. See Nikki Usher, "Knee injury takes toll on girls playing soccer five times more likely than males to suffer a torn ACL," Philadelphia Inquirer, A01 (Nov. 29, 2004). "Compared with guys, female athletes run an eight-times-greater risk of tearing the ACL, a fibrous band that connects the shinbone (tibia) to the thighbone (femur). Basketball, soccer and other sports that require cutting moves or jump shots can put athletes at risk." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls face higher knee injury risk," USA Today, 15B (Aug. 24, 2004). Timothy Hewett, PhD, the lead researcher on a definitive study at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the University of Cincinnati, says this is "close to a billion-dollar problem in girls and women in the USA. ... Even after girls have recovered from the acute injury, the changes in the joint may set the stage for osteoarthritis of the knee ...." ''Id.'' That obvious suspicion was quickly confirmed: a study subsequently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism demonstrated that "more than half of ... 103 soccer players, who were ages 14 to 28 at the time of the ACL injury, suffered osteoarthritis of the knee at the time of the study -- about 12 years later." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls' knee injuries have later consequences," USA Today, 9D (Oct. 7, 2004). "Many of the women, who were about 31 by that time, also said they had pain or some other disability that made it hard to conduct daily activities." ''Id.''</ref> and are vulnerable to other injuries<ref>"Amber Scull ruptured her spleen after she was tackled during a practice drill at Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville 2 1/2 months ago. Had she [not] arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors told her mother, she might have died." [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/06/news_pf/Sports/Girls_face_dangers_on.shtml]</ref><br />
# that [[young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]]<br />
# that the numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref><br />
# that [[homeschoolers]] often do better than those who attend [[public school]]<br />
# that [[culture]] affects [[politics]], and people's views and lifestyles<br />
# that successful [[democracy]], both historically and logically, is the result of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]]<ref>[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/cultural_apologetics/snyder-democracy1.html Calvinism and the Success of Liberal Democracy, by John Snyder]</ref><br />
# that [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and [[math]] aptitude<br />
# that [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down<br />
# that [[gun control]] increases [[crime]]<br />
# that reducing [[taxes]] stimulates the [[economy]]<br />
# that choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]]<br />
# that the [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed<br />
# that privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport<br />
# that [[universal health care]] is inferior medical care<br />
# that [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities<br />
# that [[liberal]] leaders engage in shocking wrongdoing, [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrisy]], and abuse of power<ref>See, e.g., leading [[liberal]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] and how fellow [[liberals]] downplayed or were silent about his misconduct.</ref><br />
# that ideas do matter, and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods<br />
# that [[Islam]]ic extremism is a threat to the [[Western civilization]]<ref>Leftist [[Sam Harris]] admitted and complained about this liberal denial [http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/REPOSITORY/610090301/1028/OPINION02 here].</ref><br />
# that banning [[same-sex marriage]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]]<br />
# that aggressive interrogation is often the only way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]]<br />
# how the [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly youngsters<br />
# that free trade strengthens global democracies<br />
# that a child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]]<br />
# that a [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position<br />
# that you can be held accountable for the statements uttered<br />
# that climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now<br />
# that politicians that proclaim 'Change' actually do not break with policies of the past<br />
# that removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was a good thing.<br />
# that eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health.<br />
# that [[marijuana]] use has no lasting psychological effects.<br />
# that illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.<br />
# that English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened).<br />
# that President Bush didn't cause Hurricane Katrina.<br />
# that President Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.<br />
# that the Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans.<br />
# that restricting free speech by the [[Fairness Doctrine]] is actually not fair nor democratic.<br />
# that we can drill oil our way out of high gas prices.<br />
# that we can't replace our dependence on oil with green technologies, when in fact we need both oil and green technologies to solve our energy crisis.<br />
# that opposing same-sex [[marriage]] is justified and point to decriminalized interracial marriage bans as proof.<br />
# that they are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints and then try to stifle further discussion.<br />
# that [[socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda.<br />
# that [[God]] should have a place in government<br />
# that modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]]<br />
# that companies like [[Exxon]] should pay billions of dollars in damages to the general public, ''in addition'' to the money they spend to clean up industrial accidents and to recompense those directly affected<br />
# that [[selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire<br />
# that high food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production, but rather by the million acres of crop- and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation.<br />
# that the life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.<br />
# that modern technology can make [[coal]] clean<br />
# that a fence is the most effective and ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect our large border from illegal immigrants trying to get in<br />
# that socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits<br />
# that [[heavy metal]] music is generally anti-Christian and promotes themes such as drugs, sex and [[Satan]] worship.<br />
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Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier.<br />
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Liberals like to bash President Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term: the [[Rwanda]] massacre occurred, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]] and the bombing campaign against Iraq. Also, [[liberals]] will deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest. <br />
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== References ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Longest liberal denials]]<br />
{{liberalism}}<br />
[[category:Liberal Traits]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Luke_9-16_(Translated)&diff=727700Luke 9-16 (Translated)2009-12-07T23:12:49Z<p>JohnFraiser: /* Chapter 11 */</p>
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
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|}<br />
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==Chapter 10==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
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|-<br />
|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
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|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
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|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
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|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
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|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
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|-<br />
|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|Now it so happened that, as they continued on their way, Jesus arrived at a village where a woman named Martha invited Him into her house.<br />
|Perhaps surprising that a woman could be the owner of a house at that time - or should it be 'the house where she lived'?<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
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|-<br />
|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
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|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
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|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
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|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
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|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
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|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
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|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
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|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|Those of you that are fathers, if your son asks you for bread, do you give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
|And if he asks for an egg, would you offer him a scorpion?<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
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|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
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|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
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|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
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|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
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|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
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|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
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|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
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|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
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|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
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|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
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|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
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|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
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|-<br />
|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
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|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
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|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
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|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
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|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
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|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
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|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
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|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
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|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
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|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
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|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
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|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
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|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
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|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
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|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
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|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
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|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
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|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
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|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
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|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
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|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
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|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
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|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
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|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
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|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
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|54<br />
|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
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==Chapter 12==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|2<br />
|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|-<br />
|6<br />
|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|7<br />
|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|-<br />
|8<br />
|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|10<br />
|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|11<br />
|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|12<br />
|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|14<br />
|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|17<br />
|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|18<br />
|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|19<br />
|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|-<br />
|20<br />
|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|21<br />
|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|-<br />
|22<br />
|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|-<br />
|23<br />
|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|24<br />
|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|25<br />
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|26<br />
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|27<br />
|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|28<br />
|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|30<br />
|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|31<br />
|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|32<br />
|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|33<br />
|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|34<br />
|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|35<br />
|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|-<br />
|36<br />
|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|37<br />
|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|38<br />
|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|39<br />
|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|40<br />
|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|41<br />
|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|43<br />
|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|44<br />
|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|45<br />
|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|-<br />
|46<br />
|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|-<br />
|47<br />
|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|-<br />
|49<br />
|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|50<br />
|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|-<br />
|51<br />
|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|52<br />
|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|53<br />
|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|56<br />
|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|57<br />
|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|58<br />
|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
|The manager answered, 'Lord, let it be for this year again, so I can spread manure around it.<br />
|modern versions replace "manure" with "fertilizer", but that obscures the lowliness of man compared to God.<br />
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|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|25<br />
|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|28<br />
|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|32<br />
|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|33<br />
|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|34<br />
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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|And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.<br />
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|And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?<br />
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|And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;<br />
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|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?<br />
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|And they could not answer him again to these things.<br />
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|And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,<br />
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|When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;<br />
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|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.<br />
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|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br />
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|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br />
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|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:<br />
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|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.<br />
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|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<br />
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|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.<br />
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|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.<br />
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.<br />
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|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<br />
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|25<br />
|And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,<br />
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|If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,<br />
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|Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.<br />
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|Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?<br />
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|Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.<br />
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|33<br />
|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|34<br />
|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
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|Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.<br />
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|And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.<br />
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|And he spake this parable unto them, saying,<br />
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|What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?<br />
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|And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.<br />
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|And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|8<br />
|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.<br />
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|10<br />
|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|11<br />
|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
|Jesus said, "A man had two sons.<br />
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|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
|Soon afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for a distant land, where he wasted his life with women and booze. <br />
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|And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<br />
|But after he had lost everything, a terrible famine struck the land, he began to go hungry.<br />
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|And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.<br />
|He latched onto a citizen there, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
|And he would have given anything to eat the same food that the pigs enjoyed, yet no man gave him anything.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<br />
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|And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<br />
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|24<br />
|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|25<br />
|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.<br />
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|And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
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|1<br />
|And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<br />
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|And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.<br />
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|Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.<br />
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|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<br />
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|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<br />
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|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.<br />
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|And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<br />
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|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|10<br />
|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|12<br />
|And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?<br />
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|13<br />
|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|16<br />
|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|17<br />
|And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<br />
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|18<br />
|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|19<br />
|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|20<br />
|And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,<br />
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|And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.<br />
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|22<br />
|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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|23<br />
|And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<br />
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|24<br />
|And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.<br />
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|But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<br />
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|26<br />
|And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.<br />
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|27<br />
|Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:<br />
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|28<br />
|For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.<br />
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|29<br />
|Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<br />
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|30<br />
|And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<br />
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[[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Luke_9-16_(Translated)&diff=727699Luke 9-16 (Translated)2009-12-07T23:10:55Z<p>JohnFraiser: /* Chapter 11 */</p>
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
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|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
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|-<br />
|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
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|-<br />
|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
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|-<br />
|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
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|-<br />
|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
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|-<br />
|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
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|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
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|-<br />
|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
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|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
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|-<br />
|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
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|-<br />
|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
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|-<br />
|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
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|-<br />
|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
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|-<br />
|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
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|-<br />
|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
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|-<br />
|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
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|-<br />
|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
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|-<br />
|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
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|-<br />
|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
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|-<br />
|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
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|-<br />
|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
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|-<br />
|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
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|-<br />
|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
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|-<br />
|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
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|-<br />
|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
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|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
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|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
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|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
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|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
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|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
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|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
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|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
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|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
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|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
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|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
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==Chapter 10==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
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|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
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|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
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|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
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|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
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|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
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|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
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|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
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|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
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|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
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|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
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|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
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|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
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|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
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|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
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|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
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|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
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|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
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|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
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|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|Now it so happened that, as they continued on their way, Jesus arrived at a village where a woman named Martha invited Him into her house.<br />
|Perhaps surprising that a woman could be the owner of a house at that time - or should it be 'the house where she lived'?<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
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|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
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|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
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|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
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==Chapter 11==<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
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|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
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|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
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|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
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|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
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|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
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|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
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|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
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|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
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|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
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|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|Those of you that are fathers, if your son asks you for bread, do you give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake instead?<br />
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|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
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|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
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|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
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|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
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|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
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|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
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|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
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|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
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|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
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|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
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|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
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|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
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|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
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|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
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|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
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|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
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|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
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|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
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|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
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|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
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|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
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|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
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|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
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|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
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|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
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|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
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|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
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|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
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|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
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|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
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|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
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|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
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|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
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|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
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|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
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|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
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|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
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|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
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|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
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|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
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|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
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|54<br />
|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
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==Chapter 12==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|2<br />
|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|3<br />
|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|4<br />
|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|5<br />
|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|6<br />
|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|7<br />
|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|8<br />
|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|9<br />
|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|10<br />
|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|11<br />
|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|12<br />
|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|13<br />
|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|14<br />
|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|16<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|17<br />
|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|18<br />
|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|19<br />
|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|20<br />
|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|21<br />
|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|23<br />
|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|24<br />
|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|25<br />
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|26<br />
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|27<br />
|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|28<br />
|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|29<br />
|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|30<br />
|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|31<br />
|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|32<br />
|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|33<br />
|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|34<br />
|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|35<br />
|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|36<br />
|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|37<br />
|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|38<br />
|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|39<br />
|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|40<br />
|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|41<br />
|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|42<br />
|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|43<br />
|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|44<br />
|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|45<br />
|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|46<br />
|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|-<br />
|47<br />
|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|48<br />
|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|49<br />
|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|50<br />
|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|51<br />
|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|52<br />
|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|53<br />
|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|54<br />
|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|56<br />
|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|57<br />
|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|58<br />
|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|59<br />
|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|6<br />
|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
|The manager answered, 'Lord, let it be for this year again, so I can spread manure around it.<br />
|modern versions replace "manure" with "fertilizer", but that obscures the lowliness of man compared to God.<br />
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|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|15<br />
|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|17<br />
|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|25<br />
|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|28<br />
|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|29<br />
|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|30<br />
|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|31<br />
|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|32<br />
|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|33<br />
|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|34<br />
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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|And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.<br />
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|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.<br />
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|3<br />
|And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?<br />
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|4<br />
|And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;<br />
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|5<br />
|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?<br />
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|6<br />
|And they could not answer him again to these things.<br />
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|7<br />
|And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,<br />
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|When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;<br />
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|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.<br />
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|10<br />
|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br />
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|11<br />
|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br />
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|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:<br />
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|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.<br />
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|15<br />
|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<br />
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|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.<br />
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|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.<br />
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|And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.<br />
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.<br />
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|22<br />
|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|24<br />
|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<br />
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|25<br />
|And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,<br />
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|If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|28<br />
|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,<br />
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|Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.<br />
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|Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?<br />
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|Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.<br />
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|33<br />
|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|34<br />
|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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==Chapter 15==<br />
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|1<br />
|Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.<br />
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|And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.<br />
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|And he spake this parable unto them, saying,<br />
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|What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?<br />
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|And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.<br />
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|And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|8<br />
|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.<br />
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|10<br />
|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|11<br />
|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
|Jesus said, "A man had two sons.<br />
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|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
|Soon afterward the younger son took everything he could and left for a distant land, where he wasted his life with women and booze. <br />
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|And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<br />
|But after he had lost everything, a terrible famine struck the land, he began to go hungry.<br />
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|And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.<br />
|He latched onto a citizen there, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
|And he would have given anything to eat the same food that the pigs enjoyed, yet no man gave him anything.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<br />
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|And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<br />
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|24<br />
|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|25<br />
|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.<br />
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|28<br />
|And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.<br />
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|31<br />
|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|32<br />
|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
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!King James Version<br />
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!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<br />
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|And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.<br />
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|Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.<br />
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|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<br />
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|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<br />
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|6<br />
|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.<br />
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|And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<br />
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|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|10<br />
|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|12<br />
|And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?<br />
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|13<br />
|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|16<br />
|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|17<br />
|And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<br />
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|18<br />
|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|19<br />
|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,<br />
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|And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.<br />
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|22<br />
|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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<div>'''Heavy metal''' is a musical genre that was developed mainly in the United States of America and the United Kingdom, heavy metal is primarily noted for an emphasis on distortion, palm muting, aggressive lyrical content, bass-heavy sounds, as well as the influence of blues scales and classical structures. Heavy Metal has also spawned numerous sub genres which omit or improve upon standard technique, or invent new one altogether, giving heavy metal as a genre an impressive variety of styles and sounds. Heavy metal's origins are both rooted in the cultural upheavals that occurred during the 1960s, such as the conflict in Vietnam and the reevaluation and mass rejection of previous social schema, and the enormous influence of bands such as [[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[Black Sabbath]] that are regarded as proto-metal as well as hard rock. Other musical influences include psychedelic rock, blues rock, and the still developing progressive rock genre. Though heavy metal initially borrowed heavily from the blues in terms of playing style, this was later largely discarded by future metal acts such as [[Judas Priest]]. <br />
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The first style of rock which grew from this was distorted [[blues]] sound created by [[San Francisco]] based [[psychedelia]] band, '''Blue Cheer''', whose influence on electric blues bands could be seen from [[Cream (rock band)|Cream]] to [[Jimi Hendrix]] to '''ZZ Top'''. The second style was [[progressive rock]], which in 1968 was led by [[England|English]] band '''King Crimson''', combining jazz, classical, experimental, psychedelic and folk music. The precursor to this sound was [[The Beatles]], arguably the first band to leave the standard rock format, creating longer song structures, many of which were narrative or [[opera|neo-operatic]]. This was the main inspiration for later bands such as '''Camel''', [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and [[Yes (band)|Yes]]. <br />
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By 1969, the influence of these seminal artists had saturated those parts of the public consciousness which were focused on rock music as a developing art form, and contributed to the explosion of hard rock by, for example, [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Deep Purple]] and the so-called "proto-metal" of '''Black Sabbath'''. This year is now seen as the watershed moment in the development of what soon became heavy metal.<br />
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Black Sabbath originally began as an electric blues outfit named "Earth", but after discovering there was already a band using that name, changed to Black Sabbath after the 1964 [[Boris Karloff]] movie of the same name. Developing a new sound that was born both out of a change in attitude and the loss of lead Guitarist Tony Iommi's finger tips, Black Sabbath are largely credited with developing the more heavily distorted and crunchy elements that later became staples of the heavy metal style.<br />
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==1970s==<br />
In 1973 the leading exponents of heavy metal were undoubtedly Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath, each having a technical prowess and a compositional inventiveness unseen before in mainstream popular music. This era also marked the beginnings of [[Satanism|Satanic]] imagery and of the spectacular, energetic live shows which became a hallmark of later heavy metal spin offs. Led Zeppelin's [[guitar|guitarist]] Jimmy Page had a strong personal fascination with the [[occult]], while many of Black Sabbath's lyrics dealt with it as well. Unlike many future bands, however, Black Sabbath never claimed to be Satanic. Singer Ozzy Osbourne claims that they were actually looking for a way to tap into the success and popularity of the horror genre, where people willingly paid to see a movie or read a novel intended solely to frighten them; to do so, they began to purposely write dark, ominous songs in an attempt to be music's answer to horror films. <br />
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Live shows were becoming bigger and more theatrical, notably Led Zeppelin's "rock till you drop" performances lasting two hours, and Alice Cooper's colossal shows following in the American tradition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, promising "The Greatest Show On Earth". Cooper's shows featured [[boa]] constrictors, horrific freak-show mannequins, and dramatic fake-beheading scenes. Other key artists that emerged at this time included High Tide, Black Cat Bones, Black Widow, Uriah Heep, UFO and Blue Oyster Cult, and glam rockers Kiss. Each of the four members of Kiss took the on-stage persona of a cartoon-like character using elaborate face make-up and a science fiction style clothing. Another American band, Aerosmith, took the basic R 'n' B and rock 'n' roll structures of bands such as the Faces and Rolling Stones and transformed them into a new harder form. The late 70s saw a decline in the popularity of heavy metal, as the Punk movement, beginning in 1976, dominated the musical counterculture.<br />
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==1980s==<br />
During the early 1970s three British bands were formed that would arguably become the most dramatically influential of the genre during the 1980s: [[Judas Priest]], Motorhead, and [[Iron Maiden]]. The 1980s also gave rise to the American thrash metal movement with notable bands being [[Metallica]], [[Megadeth]], Anthrax, and Slayer. During the 1980s glam metal also became very popular with bands including Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, and [[Stryper]].<br />
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==1990s==<br />
The advent of Grunge in the early 90s is seen as the end of glam metal dominance. Nirvana's 'Nevermind' caused widespread public interest in alternative forms of music. [[Groove Metal]] became popular with Pantera's 'Cowboys from Hell' and Sepultura's 'Chaos AD'. The normally marginalized sub-genres of metal, that began forming in the early to mid 80s, soon enjoyed much wider exposure. [[Black Metal]], especially in the Scandinavian countries, began to see a huge rise in popularity<ref>fact</ref>. [[Marduk]], [[Mayhem]], and [[Burzum]] were see at the forefront of the early black metal scene, and continued to see popularity due to the controversies that surrounded the bands, such as Marduk's fascination with the Third Reich and anti-christian lyrical content; the murder of Mayhem's lead guitarist Euronymous by Burzum's Varg Vikernes, as well as the lyrical content and album themes of everything post 'Deathcrush'. <br />
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==Criticism==<br />
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Due to its association with the counter culture movement and the more extreme forms that it has taken over the years, heavy metal has faced criticism from parents groups, school administrators, politicians, music critics, and religious organizations. <br />
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A musicologist wrote:<br />
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:The development of heavy metal music in the '60s and its continuing popularity through the '70s, '80s, and '90s coincides, for one thing, with the period of the greatest popularity horror films and books have ever known. Both mark a transitional moment in our history: the end of Pax Americana; new economic crises; de-industrialization, the decline of unions and the rise of low-pay service jobs; revelations of corrupt leadership; powerful social movements challenging dominant policies on race, gender, ecology, and consumer rights; new challenges to the stability of social institutions such as the family; and redefinitions of political themes such as freedom. Much of the culture of the past twenty years has functioned to restore the sense of security undermined by these disruptions. Heavy metal, like horror films, has provided ways of producing meaning in an irrational society. <ref>[http://www.superseventies.com/stairway.html Dr. Robert Walser, Professor of Musicology, Dartmouth College] - author of ''Running With the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music''</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The term was first used in a musical context by [[Canada|Canadian]] rock band '''Steppenwolf''' in their 1968 hit record<ref>Billboard Hot 100 singles chart: highest position #2</ref> ''Born To Be Wild'', which contained the line: "I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder..." The song received worldwide exposure the following year when it was used in the soundtrack of the 1969 [[counterculture]] movie ''[[Easy Rider]]''. However, the phrase "heavy metal" had previously been used in 1962 by [[William Burroughs]] in his novel ''The Soft Machine'',<ref>ISBN-10: 0802133290 ISBN-13: 978-0802133298</ref> which contained a character named "Uranian Willy, the Heavy Metal Kid". In 1964, he used it to describe mass technological destruction to the point of biological toxicity in his novel ''Nova Express''.<ref>ISBN-10: 0802133304 ISBN-13: 978-0802133304 </ref><br />
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Hello there, Mark! I am truly glad to see that you are adding new pages for Obama's "Czars." So far, so good for a newcomer to Conservapedia!<br />
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== Czars... ==<br />
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<big>Great work, Mark, but can we please consolidate these into one Obama Czar article?</big> --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 22:10, 11 June 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:As before, I'm happy to merge them -- I only created seperate pages since it was requested on the main page by DeanS to fill in red links he added to [[Obama Administration]]. What should the new article be titled, and how would you recommend laying it out? --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 16:44, 7 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::One would have to find the articles, as they are not linked from the Obama Administration page. If you can do that, provide the links, I can move them onto the same page, entitled Obama Administration Czars. --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 21:31, 7 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:::Here they are:<br />
:::[[Alan Bersin]], [[Steven Rattner]], [[Gil Kerlikowske]], [[Paul A. Volcker]], [[Carol Browner]], [[Jeffrey Zients]], [[Cameron Davis]], [[Nancy-Ann DeParle]], [[John Brennan]], [[Dennis Blair]], [[Kenneth R. Feinberg]], [[Cass R. Sunstein]], [[Vivek Kundra]], [[Adolfo Carrion, Jr.]], [[Gary Samore]]<br />
:::These are all linked at [[Obama Administration]] (the sixth section, "czars"), which ought to be updated accordingly. I can go through and clean up the redundant information once your merge is finished. Thanks! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 21:46, 7 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== String Theory ==<br />
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Thanks for adding the attributions to Givental, Lian, Liu, and Yau. Don't ask me why I left out such an important credit.--[[User:Lemonpeel|Lemonpeel]] 12:36, 16 June 2009 (EDT)<br />
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*Lotrsw86? --[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 05:13, 23 June 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::Who/what is Lotrsw86? If you suspect me of having another username, I assure you that's not the case. I hope it's clear from my contributions by now that I'm not a vandal. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 11:12, 23 June 2009 (EDT)<br />
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==Math articles==<br />
If you please, try to place an example of a problem within the math articles that are posted. For instance, in your [[Fundamental group]] article there could be a problem within each subtopic, broken down in a step-by-step manner to lead the reader in understanding and solving it. Think this is possible? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:42, 4 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:I like your idea about problems in the math articles. The issue here is that it's difficult to come up with problems on the fundamental group that could really be answered at this level. An exposition at this level doesn't give the reader the knowledge to solve any real problems. I don't even prove what the fundamental group of the circle is -- a proof requires much more theory than is in the article, but the intuition is clear. I could ask for intuitive guesses about fundamental groups, but just about every space that a new reader knows about is given as an example already! I will try to think something up, I'm sure it can be done.<br />
:In the article [[differential geometry]] which I did a bit of work on a couple weeks ago, I inserted "motivating questions" in a few places, to indicate why someone would care about it. I can certainly do this in the fundamental group article. Actually, I was thinking that on the front page [[mathematics]], it would be neat to put motivating questions under all the headers you created, to give a flavor of these areas of mathematics. What do you think of that idea? --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 09:33, 4 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::I added two problems/solutions to [[fundamental group]]. What do you think? One is for conceptual understanding, while one tests ability to manipulate the definitions. I'll try to add more. What do you think? --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 21:51, 7 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== big bang ==<br />
You undid my edit; why? The list of astronomers I posted contained many people who are far more knowledgeable than either Arp or Burbidge, as evidenced by their continued research in the field of cosmology. While Arp and Geoff might be fine astronomers, they certainly do not understand the preponderance of data that contradicts their pet theories; if their's are notable names to be attached to an article in opposition to the Big Band Theory, why should the names of proponents not be included?<br />
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:You added a useless list of mostly obscure scientists. It did nothing to improve the exposition of the article and created the appearance that the theory is more widely supported among scientists than it actually is. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 16:53, 2 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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Hi, Mark. Could you be more specific than ''reinserted some correct info'' when you edit difficult or advanced articles like [[Infinity]]? Our readers and contributors need to know WHAT is being inserted and WHY. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:36, 18 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:My apologies. I was reinserting some correct information which I had inadvertently removed when taking out some apparent vandalism, and didn't think to state what it actually was. That material's been there for some time so I hope it won't be controversial, but I'll try to pay more attention in the future. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 11:28, 18 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::Excellent edit summary here. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Windows_bugs&curid=87465&diff=701666&oldid=701664&rcid=768499] Keep this link for a get-out-of-jail-free card! ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:42, 18 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Possibility ==<br />
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Mark, it just dawned on me that you might enjoy teaching a math course here to high school homeschoolers. Just a thought for you to consider ...--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:42, 19 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Mr. Schlafly, I would certainly love to do that at some point. Unfortunately, for now I don't have time to put in the effort it would require to do it well -- I'm busy enough teaching undergrads (who I suspect are much less motivated than the homeschoolers here!) and keeping up with my own work. I'd consider it at some point in the future, perhaps next year so I can develop materials over the summer. I saw that you once tried to start up a [[Conservapedia:Critical_Thinking_in_Math|math course]] here -- if enough interest materializes again, I'd be happy to be an assistant teacher and help out as much as I'm able! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 10:49, 19 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:: Mark, that's fine and I appreciate your work ethic! Maybe I'll get a math course started sometime early next year, and with your help it can grow.<br />
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:: The advantage of teaching with the wiki software is that a course can improve dramatically each time it is taught. I'm seeing that with the Economics course now. Thanks again for your insights and effort.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 12:35, 19 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Templates etc. ==<br />
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(Sorry about ping-ponging this thread all over my page, Andy's page, and your page, but it will be finished very soon.)<br />
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Thanks for weighing in on this. I've made the "H" change, calculus; I don't think there's any issue about that one.<br />
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On the "A" change (topology/Riemann), I've been going back and forth in my mind about how to do this. I don't think that it being an open question or not is really important. These things are really just decorations. Though I think the best description should be along the lines of "You should know what the equation to the left is talking about before reading this article." (Sort of like the "You must be this tall to go on this ride" signs at amusement parks :-) Or maybe it should be stronger, as in "You should know what this is talking about ''and be able to solve it''." Which of course means Riemann is not suitable. And I think the higher homotopy groups would cut me out. :-( My topology study ended at about the point of the higher homotopy groups. :-( In any case, by the "and be able to solve it" criterion, which works for the other 3 templates, pi-1 of S-1 is about right.<br />
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In any case, let me know if this is OK, or if you want pi-m of S-n, and we can let Andy re-protect them. Unprotecting the two lower ones ("E" and "M") was not necessary; it was never my intention to modify those, but I was in too big a hurry last night, at 12 minutes past midnight, to deal with such subtleties. [[User:PatrickD|PatrickD]] 09:51, 22 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Sure, sounds good to me. \pi_1(S^1) is about the right level. Thanks for fixing this! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 14:19, 22 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Incompleteness Theorem ==<br />
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I'm planning to work on the issues of logic, completeness, undecidability, and the Gödel incompleteness theorem next. Basically, everywhere I look, I see things to do, and I happened to look at the [[Undecidable]] page and the [[Axiom]] page. The latter is fairly straightforward -- the characterization of the axioms of geometry being "challenged" by Non-Euclidean geometry needs to be clarified.<br />
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But the "undecidable" stuff needs a lot more care. I'm pretty sure I understand the issues, but I'm not 100% sure, so I want to run it by you. It seems to me that essentially all of the material about "Famous undecidable statements" is wrong. These may be statements that are at the edge of what ZF and ZFC mean, but they don't relate to the Gödel incompleteness theorem. And "undecidablility" is about the Gödel incompleteness theorem, ''not'' about the axioms of ZF.<br />
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My understanding is that the Gödel incompleteness theorem says, roughly<br />
:*Any logical system rich enough to express integer arithmetic is "incomplete" in the sense that it is not true that, for every well-formed formula F, either F or not F is a theorem (has a proof in that logic).<br />
The logical systems being analyzed by Gödel are simple logics about integers, with nowhere near the sophistication of ZF or ZFC. The non-provability of AC in plain ZF is not really what the Gödel incompleteness theorem is about. You simply add AC, get ZFC, note that the result is still consistent (that is, you now have a trivial proof of AC because it is an axiom, but you do not have a proof of not-AC) and move on.<br />
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Hence, it seems to me that all the things in the article related to AC (Banach-Tarski, Continuum hypothesis, large cardinals, non-measurable sets) belong in a different article, since they distract from Gödel's contribution. Only the halting problem (a result from the closely related field of theoretical computer science) is directly relevant to Gödel. And that's what "decidability" should be about.<br />
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Of course, fact that neither AC nor not-AC has a proof in ZF is an example of incompletness, but it's not what Gödel was talking about. That is, plain ZF is incomplete, but incomplete logics are a dime a dozen. Gödel showed that ''no'' logic rich enough for integers could be complete.<br />
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:Logic's not my forte (you may have noticed I haven't really touched those articles), but I believe everything you say is correct. I am certain that the only thing on the list of "undecidable problems" which is actually undecidable is the halting problem. "Undecidable" is certainly not the same thing as "not provable within ZF", and choice is independent of ZF, not undecidable. Your statement of incompleteness is also good, and I think understandable. <br />
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:If you haven't seen it, there's a nice little book called "Godel's Proof" by Nagel that sketches the proof (in 100+ pages) in a fairly nontechnical way. I couldn't give a formal statement of the theorem, but your summary is more or less the same as the one there. I'm looking forward to seeing the article!<br />
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== [[Dirichlet's theorem]] ==<br />
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Thanks for explaining the requirement!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:38, 1 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:No problem... thanks for catching the error in the statement! Can't believe I missed that one. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 00:48, 1 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Functors ==<br />
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Sorry to mess up your elegant article on mathematical functors with low-class computer stuff, but there are probably more people familiar with the latter usage. :-(<br />
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Was the material on contravariant functors OK? I remember learning about this back in college. The cohomology functor is contravariant, right?<br />
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[[User:PatrickD|PatrickD]] 15:31, 1 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:My article's not elegant at all! It's just a cleanup until the CP treatment of category theory gets redone (if ever; I don't think it's a high priority). Thanks for adding the CS definition -- I'd heard the term, but never knew what it was before! I think the ideal situation would be a single page about basic notions in category theory -- definition of category, examples, definition of functor, examples, definition of natural transformation, examples, .... It doesn't make sense to me for functor to have its own page. I'd put things like "pushout square" and "adjoint functor" on their own pages, if they were ever written, but I'm not sure they belong here.<br />
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:You're right on about contravariant functors. I probably should've mentioned it. Sometimes these days when people write "functor" they just mean covariant functor, and a controvariant functor from A is just regarded as a covariant functor from A^op (A with all arrows reversed). It's definitely more illuminating this way, and cohomology is indeed an example.<br />
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:The other example I'm thinking about adding is Hom(-,V) and Hom(V,-), both functors from Vect_k to Vect_k. Given a fixed vector space V, Hom(-,V) is the functor that sends an object W in Vect_k to the set of linear maps from W to V, which is itself a vector space. The first of these is contravariant and the second is covariant (or the other way, I always get it wrong), and it's easy to write down why. It's a nice pair of examples in an easy-to-understand category. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 17:00, 1 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Awesome work! ==<br />
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Great job on some of these math articles, especially all that content to diffeomorphism! [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 17:57, 1 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Thanks! I'm not really sure what to do with that one -- the notion and examples are obvious to anyone who knows what a smooth manifold is, but not very useful to anyone else. It's a hard thing to motivate. But hopefully the exotic spheres will be news to some. Jump in if you have any ideas to make it easier to read for people with less background!<br />
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If you like the geometric style argument we talked about on [[Talk:Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness]], you should check out "Visual Complex Analysis" by Tristan Needham, a doctoral student of Roger Penrose. It's full of cool geometric arguments for complex analysis and Riemann manifolds that I haven't seen anywhere else. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 00:11, 2 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:I'm a big fan of that book! I was a teaching assistant in a complex analysis course a couple years ago, and almost all of my review sessions (an hour a week) consisted of presenting the arguments from Needham to try to convince the students the theorems were plausible! My intuitions in physics are really bad, I ought to work on seeing things like that. Do you know any physics books along those lines? --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 00:43, 2 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::Oh, that's awesome! I had the privilege of studying under Dr. Needham at USF, in private sessions my senior year, and I know for a fact that he is working on a similar book for differential geometry. He based the methods of the book off of Newton's Principia, which uses tons and tons of geometric arguments (and a similar lack of rigor!), and Misner Thorne Wheeler is another book recommended by Dr. Needham, and riddled with geometric arguments. Even if you're not interested in GR, it's an excellent resource for differential geometry. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 01:05, 2 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:::Actually, I had a Fields medalist professor recommend once that we all read Needham's book, that's where I heard about it in the first place. I wish the differential geometry one had come out earlier -- my text had almost no geometry at all. GR is something that I'm hoping to understand better -- I'll definitely give Misner Thorne Wheeler a look. Thanks! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 01:16, 2 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::::A Fields medalist professor? That's so cool, who is it? [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 01:20, 2 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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==Typo==<br />
Good work MarkGall, you have become a real contributor here.--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 15:29, 3 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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I've learned a great deal from you Mark. Your catching the typo was one of many examples. Thanks.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:31, 3 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Blocking and editing ==<br />
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Mark, you've received well-deserved blocking and night editing. Congratulations!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:52, 6 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Thanks, I appreciate it! Yet another distraction from those late-night problem sets. Is there a page where I can learn how to block correctly? --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 19:19, 6 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Gravity ==<br />
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I finally got around to reading the gravity material in [[Talk:Essay:Quantifying_Openmindedness]],<br />
and there are a lot of correct things, a few things that may miss the point slightly, and a few instances of people talking past each other unnecessarily.<br />
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First, you are absolutely right that the divergence theorem establishes an exponent of exactly 2 for divergenceless vector fields in flat Euclidean space. But there's no reason to require that the gravitational "field" be divergenceless. In fact, it could be argued that "dark energy" creates the nonzero divergence, if people used a pure classical gravitational "field", which they don't.<br />
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Remember that Newton's formula was a mathematically exact consequence of Kepler's laws (ellipses, focus, equal-area law, etc.), which were an exact geometrical formulation from Brahe's not-completely-exact observations. And that all this was done hundreds of years before the divergence theorem. Newton was exactly matching Kepler's laws, and therefore set the exponent to exactly 2. That was exactly the correct thing to do, in terms of the observations available at the time.<br />
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But I think the reasoning in terms of geometry and divergences and "the force spreading out over a greater area" isn't right. The notion of forces being inversely proportional to the square of the distance is something that comes from optics and electromagnetism. We know that light power must diminish exactly as the square of the distance because it contains energy, energy is conserved, and the vacuum is completely transparent. But there is no such requirement for the gravitational "field" of the Sun. It doesn't emit energy. If gravity worked differently, Kepler's geometrical laws might have been different, and Newton very well might have made the force inversely proportional to r<sup>3</sup>. He was fitting data; he knew nothing about divergences or the flatness of space.<br />
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Andy also makes the very valid point that a mathematical theory must obey physical observations, and, if it doesn't, that theory needs to be re-examined. So the question might well have been worded as:<br />
*Do you think that is impossible that the correct behavior of gravity is that of Newtonian gravity, but with the gravitational force proportional to 1/r<sup>2.00000001</sup>, rather than 1/r<sup>2</sup>?<br />
We could make other similar questions:<br />
*Do you think that is impossible that the formula F = ma (or E = mc<sup>2</sup>, or E = h&nu;, or any other famous formula) is not correct?<br />
But formulating the gravity question in terms of an exponent of 2.00000001 may not be the right way to formulate the question. It is well known that alternative exponents don't work. This was tried around 1900, to explain the anomalous perihelion shift of Mercury, but it didn't work. There is no one exponent that works for both Mercury and Earth. General Relativity is the accepted better explanation, though it is known that there are problems with that -- quantum gravity, cosmological constant, dark energy, and a peculiar behavior of the Voyager spacecraft.<br />
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Now one ''could'' ask whether the person is openminded enough to question the "experts" that have analyzed the Mercury data, and understand General Relativity, and have crunched the numbers. After all, very few people have crunched the numbers; they depend on perceived "experts". So, in view of question 13, this may be a valid question to ask:<br />
*Do you think it impossible that General Relativity is not correct?<br />
But I doubt that many people who doubt General Relativity believe that going back to Newton's theory with a different exponent is the way to go. Unless, of course, they have crunched those numbers.<br />
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[[User:PatrickD|PatrickD]] 00:17, 7 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:You raise some interesting points. To your question "Do you think that is impossible that the correct behavior of gravity is that of Newtonian gravity, but with the gravitational force proportional to 1/r<sup>2.00000001</sup>, rather than 1/r<sup>2</sup>?", I might still answer no, on the grounds that if there is divergence in the gravitational field, then I wouldn't consider the force to be Newtonian gravity: you need dark energy, or an object creating a force from outside itself (possibly I'm wrong about this -- would you agree with this statement at least?)<br />
:I agree that a theory must fit observation, and some question along these lines would be fine -- it strikes me as odd to ask things about gravity being an inverse square law, since (at least as I understand physics), outside of the Newtonian context we don't really want think about gravity as a force with such and such strength at such and such distance anyway. And if we're talking about gravity not being an inverse-square law, then to me, we're no longer talking about Newtonian physics anyway. Some of your other suggested formulae I don't know the derivations of -- I bet there's another one that I'd prefer to use for this question. <br />
:I also like your point about trusting experts in science. To some extent, this is necessary -- I'm not sure I have any personal reason to believe in the germ theory of disease, much less general relativity: I'm just taking someone's word for it. Obviously how much we should trust the experts on a particular subject depends on a lot of things. I bet some philosopher of science has thought hard about this -- I'd be interested to read the results! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 00:33, 7 October 2009 (EDT) (hope I didn't forget to respond to anything!) <br />
:Fantastic job on [[complex number]], by the way.<br />
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*"Do you think it impossible that General Relativity is not correct?"<br />
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As physicists, we rarely talk about theories in terms of "correct" or "incorrect," simply because there's more nuance to it than that. Theories are tools, so we tend to judge them not in terms of absolute right and wrong, but rather in terms of degrees of usefulness.<br />
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Consider the Newtonian formulation of gravity. Under certain conditions, like the motions of planetary bodies in the solar system farther from the sun than the Earth is, the Newton equations provide very accurate predictions. That is, if you put known values into the equations and get answers out, the answers will very closely match your observations. But under other conditions, like the motion of Mercury, the Newton equations give answers that don't match observations. Does that mean the equations are absolutely incorrect? Well, no. It just means that those equations aren't a ''complete'' formulation of gravitation. They're an approximation. Which is why today physicists typically refer to the "Newtonian approximation," rather than the Newtonian theory.<br />
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For hundreds of years, Newton's formulation of gravity was believed to be ''correct.'' Later, we made observations that showed Newton's formulation was an approximation, not a complete description of how bodies behave in gravitational fields. Does that mean that Newton's formulation is now ''incorrect?'' No, it just means we better understand the limits of Newton's approximation.<br />
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Which brings me back to my point: As of today, we have ''no'' understanding whatsoever of the limits of general relativity. So far, every observation we've made about the universe, from falling apples to the motions of the most distant galaxies, fit perfectly into general relativity. Does that mean general relativity is ''correct?'' Of course not! It just means that general relativity appears to be a ''very good'' approximation. If we later discover the limits of that approximation — say for example, observations of certain astronomical objects can't be explained within the math of general relativity — does that mean general relativity is ''incorrect?'' No, that would just mean we better understand the limits of the approximation.<br />
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If we want to talk about the "correctness" or "incorrectness" of a theory, we need to understand (in my opinion) that we're operating on a spectrum. At one end, we have "this theory makes no predictions at all that agree with observations." At the other, we have "every prediction this theory makes agrees with observations." Most theories in physics lie somewhere to the right of the middle of that spectrum: most predictions made by theory X are supported by observations, but not all of them. Only a few theories are on the far right edge of the spectrum, where ''no'' observations have yet been made that contradict the theory. These theories are, for obvious reasons, generally the youngest of all theories, simply because we're not motivated to come up with new theories until existing theories have been called into question by observation.<br />
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Right now, special and general relativity, quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics and the Standard Model are all on the far right edge of the spectrum. To date, none of those theories has been contradicted by experimental evidence. Of those, my personal opinion is that the Standard Model is the closest to being contradicted. Under that theory, given certain circumstances ''X'' there's a 95% confidence that we'll detect the Higgs. So far, we haven't detected the Higgs at that energy level, or some significantly higher energy levels. Does that mean the Higgs doesn't exist? No, it just means we failed to find it in places where the theory says it ''could'' have been found. So we keep looking. If it doesn't appear after a good, long search, then the Standard Model will need revising. In that case, will the Standard Model be declared "incorrect?" No, we won't just toss it in the bin and start over. We'll say "Okay, the Standard Model is incomplete, let's improve it."<br />
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Theories like the various quantum gravity and electrostrong proposals aren't anywhere on that spectrum yet, because we've yet to refine them to the point where they make unique testable predictions. A theory that doesn't predict anything that isn't predicted by another theory isn't really a theory at all; it doesn't go "out on a limb." Once quantum gravity and electrostrong theories are mature enough to go out on that limb, then we'll be able to judge whether their predictions match up with observations.<br />
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Part of the challenge, of course, is that theoretical physics has very nearly explained everything that's ever been observed. In order to come up with new, better theories, we need new observations, and for that we're going to need better telescopes and colliders. Right now, the theoreticians are a couple of steps ahead of the engineers, and believe me when I say it's a frustrating time to be a physicist.<br />
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Anyway, getting back to the point: Is it possible that general relativity is not ''complete?'' Of course it is. I'll even go one step further and say that it's ''practically guaranteed'' that general relativity is incomplete, just like Newton's theory before it was incomplete, and Galileo's theory before that was incomplete. But in order to call general relativity (or any other theory in physics) ''incorrect,'' it seems to me that we'd have to put it all the way at the end of that spectrum where ''none'' of the predictions made by the theory match up with observations. That's simply not true, so in that interpretation, no, it's not possible that general relativity is "not correct."<br />
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So if you want to think of it this way, the question can be answered truthfully with either a yes or no, depending on what "incorrect" means when we apply it to a theory in physics.<br />
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Science in general, and physics in particular, concerns itself with objective truth, the observed versus the unobserved, seen versus unseen. But a theory is not a statement of objective truth. It's just a tool for making predictions, and as such it's neither correct nor incorrect, but instead is described as being more useful or less useful.<br />
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Anyway, I suppose that's neither here nor there, but I saw this discussion here and felt like chiming in with my perspective.--[[User:KSorenson|KSorenson]] 17:17, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Thanks for your post, KSorenson. It's quite well-put, and I think I more or less agree with your points. Unfortunately I'm pretty busy tonight (problem set), so I can't read too carefully or make much of a response now -- please don't interpret this as a lack of interest (or objection to "verbosity")! I'll try to post something once I have time to read more carefully. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 18:44, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Pictures, etc. ==<br />
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(Now that things have quieted down to the point where I don't have a 75% failure rate when I try to view a page.)<br />
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Warning -- long, rambling message!<br />
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About gravity:<br />
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:... if we're talking about gravity not being an inverse-square law, then to me, we're no longer talking about Newtonian physics anyway.<br />
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Yes, someone else had mentioned the point that Newton's law is Newton's law, and Newton said 2.0; case closed. You would have to call it something else. That's why my "straw man" question had been carefully worded "... the correct behavior of gravity is that of Newtonian gravity, but with ...".<br />
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The issue of trusting experts (I'm not about to reconstruct a few thousand years of science experiments in my basement; the Hubble telescope won't fit) is central to the whole question, and is what the "quantifying openmindedness" question should be aimed at. But I have no idea how to phrase that question in the right way.<br />
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About complex numbers: Thanks for the kind words. I need all the public support I can get.<br />
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I see that my picture request has gotten noticed by an admin (Jpatt). I had been about to ask you, here, to do what you could to get some action, since I'm staying strictly off of admins' talk pages. But Jpatt's "If he provides the pic link, no problem" comment shows that either he doesn't appreciate the difficulty, or else I don't appreciate what "pic link" means. I need to either mail the jpeg to someone (and the normal Conservapedia "email this user" feature doesn't take attachments) or I need to be given access to some web site, somewhere on the planet, that I can upload it to. And no, I'm not going to create a facebook account :-(<br />
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About the Riemann mapping theorem: Conformal map displays, that is, graphs of horizontal and vertical lines as mapped under analytic functions, are very pretty to look at. Can you outline for me what the square/circle function would be? I may have known it at one time, but I sure can't remember it now. It sort of goes crazy in the "corners", I believe.<br />
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As far as software to create it, I recall that William Beason had once named "winplot", something that I had never heard of. But I looked at the WP page for a random diagram (Argand diagrams from their complex number article, naturally!), and they have some nice pictures, with the usual explanation of how they got them. Answer: Matlab! For example, go to the "geometric interpretation of the operations" section of their "complex number" page. (I won't give the URL; I can't stand the captcha.) Click on a picture; look at the properties. You'll see the actual Matlab code. So we could do this sort of thing. But I don't have Matlab; it's hugely expensive. Further looking around shows that there's a free program from the FSF called GNU Octave. This might be worth checking out. That is, if either of us finds ourselves with an enormous excess of spare time :-) If this works out, we should be able to put something on the [[Tips for writing math and science articles]] page.<br />
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There's also a little graphing program I wrote for my own use that might be able to be pressed into service.<br />
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About the "imaginary number" fiasco. This guy needs to be watched carefully. Not with a "bot", but with human eyeballs. I think he's a fairly obvious parodist trying to get his jollies by singlehandedly creating another Bible translation / Stephen Colbert phenomenon. He has a zero chance of succeeding in any case; he won't get 2 million Google hits with that kind of garbage. I had planned to revert with an edit comment along the lines of "We have a higher standard of logic here; proving that there is no real number satisfying X doesn't show that there is no complex number satisfying X." His "proof" makes no sense anyway, even though it's a proof of something that can be shown in 1 or 2 lines.<br />
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Then I saw that you had jumped in, and figured that I ought to jump in with a redirect.<br />
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Oh, I see he's at it again, at 13:00 EDT. I'd rather not engage him personally; I'm keeping a low profile, especially on talk pages.<br />
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:Thanks for the tip about graphing. The usual way to construct conformal maps between polygons and a circle is using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarz%E2%80%93Christoffel_mapping Schwartz-Christoffel mappings]. Unfortunately this is a bit of a pain to compute, but I think the square <-> circle example is a particularly nice one for people who have seen this before, and might not be too impressed by circle <-> upper half plane or other such. I'll take a look at your suggestions when I have a chance -- I think I may have tried to do this in mathematica once as well. Unfortunately I don't have upload rights to help you, but I'll keep at that talk page.<br />
:I've got my eye on Mr. Conservative Math Project too. I do not think he will be long for this site; I'll ban him if he posts any more nonsense. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 13:38, 12 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Userbox ==<br />
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I thought you might like this userbox. [[Template:User weapon]]--[[User:DuncanB|Duncan]]<sup>[[User talk:DuncanB|Channel 16]]</sup> 21:37, 14 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Thanks! It's a bit conflicted with the beliefs expressed in my other userbox, but I can appreciate the sentiment (: --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 21:56, 14 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Great block ==<br />
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Great block and reversions this evening, Mark! Meanwhile, I'm going to see how Calculus is covered in your superb [[Majoring in Mathematics]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:04, 17 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Thanks! I think calculus might not be in there at all yet, but it probably ought to be. Maybe there can be a section called "basic tools" or something at the top, dealing with calculus and linear algebra. The outline of the article is growing faster than I have time to fill it in! Please do add your new suggestions to the page, and I'll keep working whenever I have time. It's the middle of the semester now, and things are getting busy again. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 23:14, 17 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Good Bezout's theorem addition ==<br />
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Great addition of Bezout's theorem!<br />
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I wonder if we have enough on advanced calculus, though admittedly that is often handled in engineering rather than math departments. Perhaps it is folded into differential geometry in most math departments.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:37, 24 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== MemeShock ==<br />
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Here's the language engineering site I was mentioning: <br />
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http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=memeshock&init=quick#/group.php?gid=12621914298&ref=search&sid=26704564.4138542612..1<br />
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And here's our dictionary of terms. (3.0 edition)<br />
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12621914298&v=app_2373072738&ref=search#/topic.php?uid=12621914298&topic=9162<br />
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== Bezout, etc. etc. ==<br />
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I've been given some nice graphing software (by a former editor on this site!), and I think I can create some nice graphs for your material on Bezout's theorem. My guess would be that the things we would want are<br />
*A parabola and a slanted straight line, showing two intersections.<br />
*Two ellipses, similar but rotated from each other, showing four intersections.<br />
*Two cubics&mdash;exaggerated Chebyshev polynomials to show all the kinks&mdash;tilted relative to each other, and showing nine intersections.<br />
I have created the third of these.<br />
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Do you agree that that's about the quantity and examples that are appropriate? They will have to be uploaded by the same mechanism as before&mdash;email to Jpatt.<br />
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Now my question. You seem to be interested in putting this stuff (along with a lot of other stuff) in the "majoring in math" article. It seems to me that this material should be in a page by itself. The same could be said for many of the other items. What is your vision for "majoring in math"? Is it OK to make brief mention of all these topics and then point to the various other articles? Or do you want it to be more or less self contained?<br />
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On other matters, the vector space stuff looks very interesting. I find myself drawn in many directions at once, with nowhere near enough time to do what I'd like. I've been doing some stuff with deduction/induction (as you may have noticed), and several other topics have caught my attention. And I haven't finished with the "number" hierarchy! I think rationals, reals, and complexes are done, but there are integers and natural numbers still to do. And I'd like to do a really good jobs with Peano's axioms as part of the natural number overhaul. And, of course, put Dedekind's "God made the integers..." quote at the top of the whole thing :-) And I still haven't finished the real analysis, what does "compact" really mean, etc. etc. So little time, so much to do.<br />
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Speaking of induction/induction, DWiggins needs watching, as SRFoster did before him. They both seem to have a modus operandi of: put in something that looks plausible but is in fact obviously wrong to any mathematically literate person, then repeatedly argue the point when called out on it. (There are a few people from farther back who also did this sort of thing.)<br />
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There are probably some other things to talk about, but that's enough for now. [[User:PatrickD|PatrickD]] 18:00, 31 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:Those sound like good examples for Bezout -- I didn't really have anything in mind. Thanks for taking the initiative on that one. I'm hoping that Majoring in Math can contain just a paragraph or two about each of these problems, with heavy emphasis on examples and motivation and probably no rigor in even stating theorems. I really would like it to be a more-or-less self-contained presentation, with links to other pages for more detail. I think my blurbs there should be at about the level of the introductory text to full articles on these topics (though many of them don't have full articles, or need them). I do think the scope of that page might be getting a bit out of control for this to be reasonable... I'll try to shorten it up a bit. Is there anything in particular that's already written that you'd suggest splitting off? I'm certainly welcome to any suggestions for that page, as it's still in a fairly early state.<br />
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:It looks like you're doing a great job on the "number" articles -- let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I've been doing most of my serious work on Majoring in Math, since I don't think there's too much point in making small improvements to articles that need to be overhauled, and I don't have much time at all for editing these day, so I might as well focus on something. I'm not planning to do much else to [[vector space]] for now -- I just noticed that this fairly fundamental article was in pretty bad shape, so I tossed in a few examples. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 18:16, 31 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Blocking the Colbert vandal ==<br />
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It was a very nice catch! I was also quite amused at it - I rediscover Conservapedia as a dusty, old, bookmark in my links, see if its still alive, and aha! A vandal! Some things never change - but thanks, it's nice to be back nonetheless. [[User:AungSein|AungSein]] 19:39, 31 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Thoughts on [[Field theory]]? ==<br />
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Do you have any thoughts on defining [[field theory]]? Improvements welcome.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:22, 1 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Looks like a solid start to me. I'm no physicist, but I'm always one for motivating examples at the beginning of an article. Maybe write down the gravitational field and resulting motion for some simple system? I think Newtonian gravitation is usually called a "classical field theory" or something along those lines, without requiring any sort of carrier particle. I'll jump in with my thoughts when I have a chance, but I'm drowned in work this week.<br />
:PS: I'm not sure about the claim that GR requires/predicts gravitons -- it's my understanding that gravitons come out of QFT, a framework in contrast with the GR understanding of gravity as resulting from curved spacetime. But my knowledge here is really just from pop physics books I read a few years back -- hopefully someone with a better understanding can clarify. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 22:32, 1 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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::We should discuss the "classical" field theories first&mdash;Newtonian gravity and Faraday/Maxwell electrodynamics. They give a clear flavor of what a "field" might be. (Though Newton had never heard of fields; his gravity became a "gravitational field" centuries later.) Then we should mention that General Relativity is also a field theory of sorts, but it involves tensor fields that are far beyond the scope of CP. (Alas, GR is just too hairy for non-experts, and we can't do anything about it.) Only then should we go into quantum field theories. By the way, gravitons relate to quantum field theories, and were not in the original GR. I believe they arise from Yang-Mills gauge theories, which were invented in 1954, long after GR (1915). [[User:PatrickD|PatrickD]] 22:47, 1 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::PatrickD's sounds like an ideal layout to me: I think it will be helpful to distinguish between these various sorts of field theories, and we can give extremely explicit examples in the case of gravity and electromagnetism. I'll pitch in where I have an idea, but this article probably isn't my top priority right now. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 22:58, 1 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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::::I think the contemporary meaning of "field theory" requires a force field (waves or particles or GR), and so I question whether classical gravity, with its action-at-a-distance, qualifies under contemporary usage.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:54, 1 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::::That's quite possible, I don't know much about contemporary usage patterns. Even so, I think that presenting these as "classical field theories" could go a long way in clarifying the comments about the other field theories in the article (since they're much easier to understand), even if we don't want to include these as field theories proper. We can include some material on the differences to clarify this point. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 00:42, 2 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Malik Hasan ==<br />
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In both cases there is a severe problem of alienation. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 15:58, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Sure, fine to leave it in then. I cleaned up the grammar a bit. I think a couple more sentences of context saying how the cases are similar would make it seem less out-of-the-blue. Sorry for my mistaken edit! --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 16:00, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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:: There is not a medical statement to support that both have that problem; that is why I used: "could" in the article. Please fix it. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 16:02, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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::: Done. --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 16:05, 12 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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== What gives? ==<br />
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You've proven yourself a valuable contributor to the articles, debates, and projects on this site, but all of a sudden you disagree with the whole Conservapedia project and end contribution fullstop? What gives, Mark? [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 13:57, 17 November 2009 (EST)<br />
:With Douglas on this one. Take some time and really think about this, Mark. You're clearly a very valued, knowledgeable editor. I would hate to see you go. -- [[User:JLauttamus|Jeff W. Lauttamus]][[User_talk:JLauttamus|<sub>Discussion</sub>]] 13:59, 17 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Mark, we'll miss you if you don't reconsider. Hope you can return.<br />
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::This comes on the heels of:<br />
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::*a discussion of data contrary to relativity<br />
::*the news of retaliation against the Kansas City Chiefs football star for comments he made on the internet<br />
::*several liberals saying it's just fine to retaliate against people for what they say, on their own time, on the internet.<br />
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::Free speech -- and free thought -- are disappearing my friends. But not on this site. This site will remain a beacon of free and productive thought and speech.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:09, 17 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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Hi Mark, I blocked Ksorenson. She retired and left a snotty parody using Larry Johnson's the fag comment routine. I just moved her along for good. It would be nice if science and math were not politicized but liberals have their paws all over education, they are the culprit, the cause, we are the effect. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 14:30, 17 November 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Why KSorenson left ==<br />
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I too was quite disturbed when I saw KSorenson had left and been blocked. However, I discovered on our local liberal vandals' website (I'm sure you know the URL), which had seen her user page before it was deleted, that she left not over "ideological" challenges without "any scientific basis", but over the Larry Johnson news item appearing on the main page.<br />
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I wish she hadn't departed. She was definitely a boon to our science pages; I only hope [[User:PatrickD|other editors]] can bring up the slack. Fortunately, [[User:BringBackKate]] was wrong about why she left. --[[User:EvanW|EvanW]] 15:20, 17 November 2009 (EST)</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Luke_1-8_(Translated)&diff=721931Luke 1-8 (Translated)2009-11-19T20:53:53Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 721922 by FredReynolds (Talk) Colbert zombie</p>
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|1<br />
|Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,<br />
|Though many have endeavored to write accounts of our most cherished beliefs,<br />
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|Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;<br />
|and have given these accounts to us, of eyewitnesses and chosen ministers of Christ,<br />
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|It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,<br />
|it seems fitting that I should write an account as well, to you, Theophilus, for I have had a perfect understanding of all these things since the beginning of the Church<br />
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|That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.<br />
|so that you will know the certainty of all these things you have been told of.<br />
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|5<br />
|There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.<br />
|During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias in the tradition of Abia, who was married to Elisabeth, a descendant of Aaron.<br />
|See 1 Chron. 24:10, which refers to the different courses of Jewish priests.<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.<br />
|These two were both good and just people in the eyes of God, keeping all the commandments and all the laws of the Lord.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.<br />
|Elisabeth was infertile, and so they grew old without having a child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,<br />
|Zacharias, in his capacity as a priest,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.<br />
|was required to burn incense in the temple of the Lord.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.<br />
|Crowds of people were praying outside the temple at this time,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.<br />
|and there appeared to Zacharias an angel of the Lord, on the right side of the altar.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.<br />
|Upon seeing him, Zacharias was very afraid.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.<br />
|But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias. Your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elisabeth shall be pregnant with a son, and you shall name him John.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.<br />
|And you will feel great joy, and many shall rejoice at your sons birth.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.<br />
|He shall be great in the eyes of the Lord, and shall not drink alcohol of any kind, and he will be filled with the Divine Guide, even in the womb.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.<br />
|And he shall witness to many Jews and convert them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.<br />
|And He will go with him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to bring families together and bring the wisdom of justice to the unjust; to prepare the people for the coming of the Lord."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.<br />
|Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? I am an old man, and my wife is also old."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.<br />
|The angel answered him, saying, "I am Gabriel, who has stood before God, and have been sent to speak to you, and give you good news.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.<br />
|Because you have doubted my words, which shall soon be shown to be true, you shall be unable to speak until all I have said has occurred."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.<br />
|The crowds outside waited for Zacharias, surprised that he took so long in the temple.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.<br />
|When he came out, he could not speak, and they could tell that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he gestured to them, but remained speechless.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.<br />
|As soon as his duties as a priest were complected, he went to his home.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,<br />
|And his wife Elisabeth became pregnant, and hid for for five months, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.<br />
|"The Lord has cured me of my infertility, and taken away my shame among men."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,<br />
|In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, a city near the Sea of Galilee,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.<br />
|to a virgin named Mary, who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.<br />
|The angel came to her, saying, "Hail, Mary, for the Lord favors you and is with you. You are blessed among women."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.<br />
|When she saw him, she was trouble, unsure of the manner of this news.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.<br />
|And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, for you are favored by God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.<br />
|And you shall become pregnant, and bear a son, and his name shall be Jesus.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:<br />
|He shall be great, and shall be called the the Son of the Lord, and the Lord shall give him the throne of his ancestor King David.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.<br />
|And he shall reign over Israel forever, and his kingdom shall have no end."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?<br />
|Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have not been with a man?"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.<br />
|The angel answered, saying, "The Divine Guide shall be alight on you, and the power of the Lord will overshadow you, so that the holy child you shall bear will be called the Son of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.<br />
|Your cousin Elisabeth, who was called barren, is also pregnant in her old age, and has been for six months.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|For with God nothing shall be impossible.<br />
|With God, all things are possible."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.<br />
|So Mary said, "I shall be the servant of the Lord; let his will be done to me." And the angel departed.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda,<br />
|That day, Mary went into the hills to the city of Juda<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.<br />
|and went to the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elisabeth.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:<br />
|When Elisabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby jumped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the Divine Guide.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.<br />
|And she said in a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your infant son.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?<br />
|Who am I, that the mother of my Lord should visit me?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.<br />
|For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby jumped for joy in my womb."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.<br />
|She was blessed, because she believed. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,<br />
|And Mary said, "I praise the Lord with all my heart,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.<br />
|and my spirit rejoices in God my savior.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.<br />
|For he haw seen the low fortune of his servant, but now all future generations shall call me blessed.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.<br />
|He who is mighty has done a great thing for me, and his name is holy.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.<br />
|He is merciful to those who have feared him for generations.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.<br />
|He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has brought down the self-centered.<br />
|perhaps "brought down" could be improved<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.<br />
|He has brought down the mighty, and exalted the humble.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.<br />
|He has fed the hungry with the best foods, and the miserly he sent away empty-handed.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;<br />
|He has aided his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.<br />
|as he spoke to our ancestors, to Abraham, and to his descendants for all time."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.<br />
|Mary lived with Elisabeth for three months before returning to her own house.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.<br />
|It was then that Elisabeth came to term, and delivered a son,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.<br />
|and her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had shown mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.<br />
|On the eighth day, the time came to circumcise the boy, and they wanted to name him Zacharias, after his father.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.<br />
|But Elisabeth answered, "No, he shall be called John."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.<br />
|Her neighbors said to her, "None of his family is named John.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.<br />
|So they called for Zacharias his father, and asked what he would have the child be named.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|63<br />
|And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.<br />
|He called for a tablet, and wrote, "His name shall be John." And they all were amazed that he should choose this.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|64<br />
|And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.<br />
|Immediately, his mouth was opened, and he could speak again, and he praised God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|65<br />
|And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.<br />
|And all of their neighbors were awed, and they spoke of these things all throughout the hills of Judea.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|66<br />
|And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.<br />
|And all who heard these things pondered them in their hearts, thinking, "What kind of boy shall this be? For the hand of the Lord is with him."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|67<br />
|And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,<br />
|His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Divine Guide, and prophesied, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|68<br />
|Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,<br />
|"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for he has come and redeemed his people,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|69<br />
|And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;<br />
|and has raised up a trumpet-call of salvation for us descended from his servant, David.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|70<br />
|As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:<br />
|As has been prophesied by his holy prophets, who have come since the world began:<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|71<br />
|That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;<br />
|that we should be saved from our enemies and from all those who would hate us;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|72<br />
|To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;<br />
|to perform the mercy promised to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|73<br />
|The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,<br />
|that oath which he swore to Abraham,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|74<br />
|That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,<br />
|that he would grant us deliverance from out enemies, so that we could worship him without fear,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|75<br />
|In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.<br />
|in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|76<br />
|And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;<br />
|And you, my boy, shall be the prophet of the Highest, for you shall prepare the way of the Lord,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|77<br />
|To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,<br />
|giving knowledge of the salvation to come to his people, by the remission of their sins,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|78<br />
|Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,<br />
|through the tender mercy of our God, from which all blessings flow forth to us from heaven,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|79<br />
|To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.<br />
|to give light to those us mortals who are in darkness, to guide our feet along the path of the just."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|80<br />
|And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.<br />
|The child grew into a man with strong spirit, and went into the desert until he again returned to Israel.<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 2==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.<br />
|At this time, Caeser Augustus sent out a decree that all the world should be counted in the census.<br />
|ἀπογράφεσθαι refers to a capitation tax here, more like a census than a pure tax as people were required to be counted as they paid it in person.<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)<br />
|This was after the first census, made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.<br />
|And every man went to be counted, each to the city of his birth.<br />
|A word for word translation would be, "to his own city," but the city of one's birth is precisely what this means.<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)<br />
|So Joseph left Nazareth in Galilee and went into Judea, to Bethlehem, the city of his ancestor David,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.<br />
|to be counted with his fiancée Mary, whose child was nearly ready for birth.<br />
|don't dilute reference to unborn child here<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.<br />
|And so it was that she came to term while they were there, and entered labor.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.<br />
|She gave birth to her first child, a son, and wrapped him in soft blankets, and laid him in a trough for animals, because there was no room for them in the inn.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.<br />
|Near the city, there were shepherds tending their flocks in the field at night.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.<br />
|The angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shined around them, and they became frightened.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.<br />
|But the angel said to them, "Do not fear, for I bring good news, which shall bring joy to all the world.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.<br />
|For this day a child has been born among you, in the city of David, a savior, Christ the Lord.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.<br />
|And you shall know him when you find the infant wrapped in blankets lying in a trough for animals."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,<br />
|And suddenly, there was with the angel a great many other angels praising God, and saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.<br />
|"Glory to God, in the highest, and on Earth, peace and good will among men."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.<br />
|After the angels left, the shepherds talked among themselves and decided to go to Bethlehem to see the child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.<br />
|And quickly they found Mary, and Joseph, and the infant lying in the animal trough.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.<br />
|And when they saw him, they made it known to all what the angel had told them in regard to the child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.<br />
|All who heard these things the shepherds said wondered at them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.<br />
|But Mary pondered these events silently.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.<br />
|The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen.<br />
|"As it was told unto them" is unnecessarily repetitive. <br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.<br />
|Once eight days had passed and the time had come to circumcise the infant, they named him Jesus, as the angel had foretold before he had even been conceived.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;<br />
|And once Mary had been purified according to the laws set forth by Moses, they brought Jesus to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)<br />
|(For the law of the Lord states that every firstborn male shall be holy to the Lord;)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.<br />
|and to give thanks with a sacrifice as prescribed in the law of the Lord: "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."<br />
|"give thanks" to explain the sacrifice?<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.<br />
|Fortunately there was a man named Simeon in Jerusalem who was just and devout as he awaited the Messiah for Israel; Simeon had divine guidance.<br />
|Holy Ghost here -> had divine guidance? Also, is the reference to the Messiah in English supported by the Greek?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.<br />
|And the Divine Guide had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah sent by the Lord.<br />
|Using Divine Guide for Holy Spirit/Ghost as suggested elsewhere.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,<br />
|The Spirit led Simeon into the temple. When Jesus's parents brought him in according to the religious custom,<br />
|use triangulation to fuller convey the meaning: translate "Divine Guide" for the first reference, "Spirit" for the second<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,<br />
|Simeon took Jesus in his arms, praised God and exclaimed,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:<br />
|"Lord, now let your servant pass away with peace of mind, as You command.<br />
|the English word "peace" now means "anti-war"; this reference to "peace" really means "peace of mind" so translate it that way<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,<br />
|for my eyes have seen Your salvation,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;<br />
|which you prepared for everyone to see;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.<br />
|a light to enlighten the non-believers, and the glory of the people of Israel. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.<br />
|Joseph and Mary marveled at what was said about Jesus. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;<br />
|Simeon blessed them, telling Mary, "Listen: this child is destined for the fall and rise of many Israelites, and will become the object of scorn;<br />
|"Behold" is ignored by many modern translations, as is the basic mockery and scorn,<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.<br />
|causing your heart will ache with pain over it, and the hatred towards Him will expose the hearts of many.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;<br />
|And a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser, was quite elderly, having been married for seven years after her virginity<br />
|avoid feminist rendition of "prophetess" and its erasure of "virginity"<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.<br />
|She was an 84 year old widow, who had not strayed from her faith, and daily observed all of the customs.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.<br />
|And she gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of him to everyone who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.<br />
|When they had done everything according to the Lord's laws, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.<br />
|The child grew and became strong in spirit and filled with wisdom; the grace of God was with him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.<br />
|His parents went to Jerusalem every year for passover. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.<br />
|When he was twelve years old, they went to Jerusalem as was customary for the holiday. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.<br />
|When they returned a few days later, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Mary and Joseph did not know about this. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.<br />
|They thought he was traveling with the group, and at the end of the first day's journey, they looked for him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.<br />
|When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.<br />
|After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the priests, both listening to them and asking questions.<br />
|The KJV term "doctors" is archaic - "priests" is more appropriate to the modern audience. <br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.<br />
|Everyone that heard him was astonished at his understanding and answers. <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.<br />
|When his parents found him they were amazed, his mother asking, "Son, why did you do this to us? Look at how your father and I have been worried sick in looking for you!"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?<br />
|Jesus replied, "Why did you panic? Didn't you realize that I must be tending to my Father's work?"<br />
|or "Father's house"? "panic" rather than "search"?<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.<br />
|And they could not understand what He was saying.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.<br />
|Jesus left with them, and came to Nazareth, where he obeyed them, as His mother stored in her heart all he said.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.<br />
|Meanwhile Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, favored by both God and man.<br />
|"man" ... or "mankind" here? "Mankind" does not usually "favor" something. NRSV: "human favor"; REB: "men"; NJB: "people". "Man" is a general term.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 3==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,<br />
|In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was the tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of Ituraea and the region known as Trachonitis. Lysanias was the tetrarch of Abilene. <br />
|"tetrarch" is an obscure term for the modern reader, governor captures the meaning better than king<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.<br />
|In the time when Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the Living Word of God inspired John, the son of Zacharias, in the desert.<br />
|Wasn't it a "desert"? Also, use "Living Word" here as in John 1:1<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;<br />
|All through the Jordan valley he preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.<br />
|As it is written in the Book of Isaiah, a voice cries out in the desert, 'Prepare a route for the Lord and straighten his path.'<br />
|say a "man" rather than he gender-neutral "one"?<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;<br />
|Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough paths shall be made smooth;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.<br />
|And all flesh will see the salvation of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?<br />
|Then he said to the crowd that came to be baptized, 'Oh you wicked people, who warned you to run away from the fury that will come?'<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.<br />
|Prepare a worthy token of your repentance, and do not make the excuse that we have Abraham as our forebear: for I will say to you, that God could make children from these stones. <br />
|Lithos (λίθος) - stones - may refer to Christ being made by God as a son of Abraham. John is hectoring the crowd here, reminding them that God has given them the ability to seek redemption.<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<br />
|And now also the ax is laid into the root of the trees: every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and cast into the fire.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?<br />
|And the people asked him, 'what should we do then?'<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.<br />
|He answered them: 'he who has two coats, let him donate to he who has none; and he who has food should do the same.'<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?<br />
|Tax collectors asked to be baptized, saying, "Sir, what should we do?"<br />
|modern translations use "teacher" instead of "master", but "teacher" today has a liberal connotation. Also, avoid gender-neuterizing. Suggestions welcome.<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.<br />
|And he told them, "Demand no more than the law requires."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.<br />
|Soldiers likewise asked Him, "what should we do?" And he told them, "Do no violence to anyone, nor make false accusations; be satisfied with your wages."<br />
|note: here the older manuscripts seem to capture what the KJV's later manuscripts missed: John was talking about taking ''money'' by undue force<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;<br />
|As the people were in anticipation, they wondered in their hearts whether or not John might be the Christ.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:<br />
|John replied to them all, "I do baptize you with water, but a man mightier than I will come; I am unworthy to untie His sandal strap. He shall baptize you with fire and the Holy Spirit."<br />
|note the gender neutralizing by the KJV. Also, break the sentence to emphasize the last point.<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.<br />
|Whose winnowing fan is in His hand. He will clean the threshing floor, gathering the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff will be burnt with unquenchable fire<br />
|Note the interesting KJV spelling: "throughly purge his floor." Some modern translations refer to "threshing floor" but that is imprecise as this verse is not describing the separation of seeds.<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.<br />
|He admonished many things in his evangelizing to the people.<br />
|modern translations sugarcoat this and turn it into comfort (e.g., "good news") rather the exhortation it was<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,<br />
|Herod the governor, having been reprimanded by John for his immoral marriage to Herodias, his brother Philip's wife and for all the other evils he had done<br />
|immoral better than "unlawful", since Herod set his own laws<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.<br />
|Added an even greater sin by shutting John up in prison.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,<br />
|When all the people were baptized, and Jesus was also being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.<br />
|And the Holy Ghost descended to him in the shape of a dove, and a voice came from heaven saying, You are my beloved Son and I am pleased with you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,<br />
|Jesus himself reached the age of about thirty years, being known as the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,<br />
|tricky here ... Jesus was the actual son of Joseph legally and in terms of childrearing<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,<br />
|Who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna, who was the son of Joseph,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,<br />
|Who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Naum, who was the son of Esli, who was the son of Nagge,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,<br />
|Who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Semei, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Juda,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,<br />
|Who was the son of Joanna, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zorobabel, who was the son of Salathiel, who was the son of Neri,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,<br />
|Who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,<br />
|Who was the son of Jose, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,<br />
|Who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Juda, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonan, who was the son of Eliakim,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,<br />
|Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,<br />
|Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Booz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Naasson,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,<br />
|Who was the son of Aminadab, who was the son of Aram, who was the son of Esrom, who was the son of Phares, who was the son of Juda,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,<br />
|Who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Thara, who was the son of Nachor,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,<br />
|Who was the son of Saruch, who was the son of Ragau, who was the son of Phalec, who was the son of Heber, who was the son of Sala,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,<br />
|Who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Sem, who was the son of Noe, who was the son of Lamech<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,<br />
|Who was the son of Mathusala, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Maleleel, who was the son of Cainan,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.<br />
|Who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God.<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 4==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,<br />
|Filled with the force of God, Jesus returned from Jordan and was led by God's Spirit into the desert,<br />
|use "force of God" for "Holy Ghost" here? "Desert" rather than "wilderness"?<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.<br />
|for forty days of temptation by the devil. Jesus ate nothing, and was very hungry at the end.<br />
|sorry, the devil should not be honored with capitalization<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.<br />
|The devil said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, turn this stone into bread."<br />
|"command ... it be made ..." seems like overkill, or does it have additional meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.<br />
|Jesus replied to him, "It is written that man shall not live by bread alone, by every word of God."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.<br />
|Next the devil took Him up a high mountain, and showed Him all the civilizations at once.<br />
|"civilizations" is a more familiar term than "kingdoms"<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.<br />
|The devil said to Him, "I will grant You all this earthly power and glory, for it has been delivered to me and to whomever I may delegate it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.<br />
|If You shall worship me, then all this shall be Yours."<br />
|use of "shall" best here; or "bow down and worship me"?<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.<br />
|Jesus replied, "Beat it, Satan, as it is written, one shall worship the Lord, and only Him shall one serve."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:<br />
|Next the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, seating Him on a pinnacle of the Temple, and told Him, "If You are the Son of God, jump off:<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:<br />
|for scriptures say, 'He shall let His angels protect Him, to save Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.<br />
|And in their hands they shall catch and lift You, to ensure that You do not even touch the ground.'"<br />
|"touch ground" seems to be the intent in the phrase about a foot hitting a stone.<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<br />
|Jesus replied, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.<br />
|After the devil exhausted his temptation, he left for a while.<br />
|"exhausted" seems apt here<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.<br />
|Jesus then returned with the power of God to Galilee, and his reputation spread throughout the region.<br />
|probably a better word than "reputation"<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.<br />
|Jesus taught in the synagogues, with the unique glory of God.<br />
|"unique" work here?<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|But he passing through the midst of them went his way,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.<br />
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|32<br />
|And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.<br />
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|33<br />
|And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,<br />
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|34<br />
|Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.<br />
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|35<br />
|And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.<br />
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|36<br />
|And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.<br />
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|37<br />
|And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.<br />
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|38<br />
|And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.<br />
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|39<br />
|And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.<br />
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|40<br />
|Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.<br />
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|41<br />
|And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.<br />
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|42<br />
|And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.<br />
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|43<br />
|And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.<br />
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|44<br />
|And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.<br />
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==Chapter 5==<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,<br />
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|And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.<br />
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|And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.<br />
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|4<br />
|Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.<br />
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|5<br />
|And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.<br />
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|6<br />
|And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.<br />
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|7<br />
|And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.<br />
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|8<br />
|When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.<br />
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|9<br />
|For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:<br />
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|10<br />
|And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.<br />
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|11<br />
|And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.<br />
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|12<br />
|And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.<br />
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|13<br />
|And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.<br />
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|14<br />
|And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.<br />
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|15<br />
|But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.<br />
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|16<br />
|And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.<br />
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|17<br />
|And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.<br />
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|18<br />
|And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.<br />
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|19<br />
|And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.<br />
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|20<br />
|And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<br />
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|21<br />
|And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?<br />
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|22<br />
|But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?<br />
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|23<br />
|Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?<br />
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|24<br />
|But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.<br />
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|25<br />
|And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.<br />
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|26<br />
|And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.<br />
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|27<br />
|And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.<br />
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|28<br />
|And he left all, rose up, and followed him.<br />
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|29<br />
|And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.<br />
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|30<br />
|But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?<br />
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|31<br />
|And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.<br />
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|32<br />
|I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.<br />
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|33<br />
|And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?<br />
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|34<br />
|And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?<br />
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|35<br />
|But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.<br />
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|36<br />
|And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.<br />
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|37<br />
|And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.<br />
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|38<br />
|But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.<br />
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|39<br />
|No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.<br />
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==Chapter 6==<br />
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!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.<br />
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|2<br />
|And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?<br />
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|3<br />
|And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;<br />
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|4<br />
|How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?<br />
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|5<br />
|And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.<br />
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|6<br />
|And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.<br />
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|7<br />
|And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.<br />
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|8<br />
|But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.<br />
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|9<br />
|Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?<br />
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|10<br />
|And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.<br />
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|11<br />
|And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.<br />
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|12<br />
|And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.<br />
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|13<br />
|And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;<br />
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|14<br />
|Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,<br />
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|15<br />
|Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,<br />
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|16<br />
|And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.<br />
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|17<br />
|And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;<br />
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|18<br />
|And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.<br />
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|19<br />
|And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.<br />
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|20<br />
|And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.<br />
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|21<br />
|Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.<br />
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|22<br />
|Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.<br />
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|23<br />
|Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.<br />
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|24<br />
|But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.<br />
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|25<br />
|Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.<br />
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|26<br />
|Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.<br />
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|27<br />
|But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,<br />
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|28<br />
|Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.<br />
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|29<br />
|And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.<br />
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|30<br />
|Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.<br />
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|31<br />
|And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.<br />
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|32<br />
|For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.<br />
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|33<br />
|And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.<br />
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|34<br />
|And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.<br />
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|35<br />
|But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.<br />
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|36<br />
|Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.<br />
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|37<br />
|Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:<br />
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|38<br />
|Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.<br />
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|39<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?<br />
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|40<br />
|The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.<br />
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|41<br />
|And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?<br />
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|42<br />
|Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.<br />
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|43<br />
|For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.<br />
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|44<br />
|For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.<br />
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|45<br />
|A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.<br />
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|46<br />
|And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<br />
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|47<br />
|Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:<br />
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|48<br />
|He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.<br />
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|49<br />
|But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.<br />
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==Chapter 7==<br />
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|1<br />
|Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.<br />
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|2<br />
|And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.<br />
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|3<br />
|And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.<br />
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|4<br />
|And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:<br />
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|5<br />
|For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.<br />
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|6<br />
|Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:<br />
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|7<br />
|Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.<br />
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|8<br />
|For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.<br />
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|9<br />
|When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.<br />
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|10<br />
|And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.<br />
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|11<br />
|And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.<br />
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|12<br />
|Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.<br />
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|13<br />
|And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.<br />
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|14<br />
|And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.<br />
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|15<br />
|And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.<br />
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|16<br />
|And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.<br />
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|17<br />
|And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.<br />
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|18<br />
|And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.<br />
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|19<br />
|And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?<br />
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|20<br />
|When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?<br />
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|21<br />
|And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.<br />
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|22<br />
|Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.<br />
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|23<br />
|And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.<br />
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|24<br />
|And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?<br />
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|25<br />
|But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.<br />
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|26<br />
|But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.<br />
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|27<br />
|This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.<br />
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|28<br />
|For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.<br />
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|29<br />
|And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.<br />
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|30<br />
|But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.<br />
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|31<br />
|And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?<br />
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|32<br />
|They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.<br />
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|34<br />
|The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!<br />
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|35<br />
|But wisdom is justified of all her children.<br />
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|-<br />
|36<br />
|And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|37<br />
|And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.<br />
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|-<br />
|39<br />
|Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.<br />
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|40<br />
|And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?<br />
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|43<br />
|Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.<br />
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|44<br />
|And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.<br />
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|45<br />
|Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.<br />
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|-<br />
|46<br />
|My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.<br />
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|47<br />
|Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.<br />
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|-<br />
|49<br />
|And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?<br />
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|-<br />
|50<br />
|And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.<br />
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==Chapter 8==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,<br />
|And Jesus then traveled through many cities and villages with His twelve best students, preaching the good news of the Kingdom of God.<br />
|Is ‘disciple’ too archaic? Perhaps; alternatives include "followers", "students", other suggestions?<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,<br />
|Also with Him were several women He had sent The Devil out of and healed: Mary Magdalene, from whom He had expelled seven devils, <br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.<br />
|And Joanna, who was the wife of Chuza (a man who managed Herod’s affairs), and Susanna, and several others. <br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:<br />
|And when a crowd of many people from the cities came to hear Him, He told them this parable:<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.<br />
|"A man went out to plant his crops, and he threw the seeds onto the field. Some of the seeds fell on the edge of the field: this was stepped on and eaten by birds."<br />
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|-<br />
|6<br />
|And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.<br />
|"Some seeds landed on rocks, and so the shoots withered from lack of water."<br />
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|-<br />
|7<br />
|And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.<br />
|"Some seeds landed in patches of weeds, which grew with the crops until the weeds choked the plants."<br />
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|-<br />
|8<br />
|And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
|"But the rest of the seeds landed on fertile ground, and grew well, providing a harvest of one hundred times more than the farmer had planted. And when Jesus said this, He said: If you have ears, listen!"<br />
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|-<br />
|9<br />
|And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?<br />
|The students of Jesus asked Him to explain the parable to them.<br />
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|-<br />
|10<br />
|And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.<br />
|And Jesus answered, "You disciples already know all about the Kingdom of God, but to these other people I tell parables so they might understand better"<br />
|I think I've failed to do justice to this verse.<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.<br />
|”The parable means this: The seed is the Truth of The Lord.<br />
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|-<br />
|12<br />
|Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.<br />
|The seeds on the edge of the field are the people who hear the Truth, but The Devil comes and stops them believing, to stop them from being saved.<br />
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|-<br />
|13<br />
|They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.<br />
|The seeds on the rock represent those people who, having heard the Truth, are happy, but do not let the faith become established. And so they only believe for a little while, and when they are tested they lose faith.<br />
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|-<br />
|14<br />
|And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.<br />
|The seeds that tried to grow in the weeds are the people who heard the Truth, but were distracted by the everyday trivia of life and self-indulgence.<br />
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|-<br />
|15<br />
|But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.<br />
|But the seeds that fell on the fertile ground are the honest and moral people who hear and constantly remember the Truth, and so these people persevere, and achieve their potential. <br />
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|-<br />
|16<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.<br />
|No man lights a candle and hides the flame by covering it with a pot or putting it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a candlestick, so that people can see the light.<br />
|Is candlestick appropriate here?<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.<br />
|For there is nothing secret that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be seen.<br />
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|-<br />
|18<br />
|Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.<br />
|Therefore, listen carefully to me: whoever has this will have it given to him, and whoever does not will have whatever he seems to have taken away."<br />
|An attempt at a complex verse<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.<br />
|Then the mother of Jesus, and His brothers, came looking for Him, but they could not get through the crowd.<br />
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|-<br />
|20<br />
|And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.<br />
|And someone told Him, “Your mother and brothers are outside, waiting to see you”<br />
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|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.<br />
|And He answered, saying, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the Truth of the Lord, and obey”<br />
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|-<br />
|22<br />
|Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.<br />
|Now one day, Jesus and his best students got into a boat, and He said, “Let us sail to the other side of this lake.” So they launched the boat and set sail.<br />
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|-<br />
|23<br />
|But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.<br />
|But as they sailed, Jesus fell asleep, and a gale blew up, which filled the boat with water, putting it in danger of sinking.<br />
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|-<br />
|24<br />
|And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.<br />
|And His students awoke Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we will drown”. Then He stood up and reprimanded the wind and the waves, so that the wind stopped blowing and the waves calmed.<br />
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|-<br />
|25<br />
|And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.<br />
|And Jesus said to his students, “Where is your faith?” And they were in awe of this, and said to each other, “What kind of man is this? When He commands the winds and the waves, they obey!”<br />
|’Wonder’ now often means ‘speculate’ <br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.<br />
|And so they arrived in the country of the Gadarenes, which borders on Galilee.<br />
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|-<br />
|27<br />
|And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.<br />
|And when Jesus stepped onto the land, He was met by a man from the city, who had been possessed by devils for a long time, and had no clothes, and lived in the graveyard rather than in a house. <br />
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|-<br />
|28<br />
|When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.<br />
|When he saw Jesus, he fell down in front of him, crying in a loud voice, “What have I go to do with you, Jesus the Son of God? I beg you not to hurt me.”<br />
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|-<br />
|29<br />
|(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)<br />
|(For Jesus had ordered The Devil to come out of the man, because the man had been possessed so often that he was kept restrained with chains, but when possessed, he would break the chains, and The Devil would drive him out into the wilderness.)<br />
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|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.<br />
|And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion” because he was possessed by many devils.<br />
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|-<br />
|31<br />
|And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.<br />
|And the devils begged Him not to send them to Hell.<br />
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|-<br />
|32<br />
|And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.<br />
|And there was a herd of pigs feeding on the mountain, and the devils begged Jesus to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission to do so.<br />
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|-<br />
|33<br />
|Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.<br />
|Then all of the devils left the man and possessed the pigs, and the herd of pigs jumped off a cliff, falling into the lake and drowning. <br />
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|-<br />
|34<br />
|When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.<br />
|When the pig farmers saw what Jesus had done, they ran away, and went and told the story in the city, and throughout the country. <br />
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|-<br />
|35<br />
|Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.<br />
|So then the inhabitants of the city went out to see what had happened, and when they found Jesus, the man from whom He had expelled the devils was sitting at His feet, properly dressed and sane, and the people were afraid.<br />
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|-<br />
|36<br />
|They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.<br />
|The eyewitnesses told the people how Jesus had healed the possessed man.<br />
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|-<br />
|37<br />
|Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.<br />
|Then the crowd gathered from the region nearby begged Jesus to leave, because they were afraid of Him, so He got back into the ship and returned across the lake.<br />
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|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,<br />
|The man from whom Jesus had expelled the devils asked if he could follow Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,<br />
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|-<br />
|39<br />
|Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.<br />
|”Return to your own house and show the amazing things the Lord has done to you.” And the man went away and reported to the whole city what Jesus had done to him.<br />
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|-<br />
|40<br />
|And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.<br />
|Now when Jesus returned, the people were waiting for him, and welcomed him.<br />
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|-<br />
|41<br />
|And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:<br />
|Then a man called Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, came and knelt before Jesus, and asked Him to come to his house<br />
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|-<br />
|42<br />
|For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.<br />
|because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. But as Jesus went with him, the crowds of people impeded his progress.<br />
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|-<br />
|43<br />
|And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,<br />
|And a women in the crowd had been suffering from a blood disorder for twelve years, and had spent all her money on doctors, but they could not heal her,<br />
|Blood disorder seems a little awkward here, maybe 'constant bleeding'?<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.<br />
|came up behind Him, and touched the hem of His coat, and immediately was healed.<br />
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|-<br />
|45<br />
|And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?<br />
|And Jesus said, “Who touched me?” Everyone denied it, and Peter said “Teacher, the crowd is thick, and presses against you, and you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”<br />
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|-<br />
|46<br />
|And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Someone has touched me, because I have noticed that virtue has gone out of me.<br />
|I cannot think of a substitute for virtue, which no longer holds the meaning here.<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him and how she was healed immediately.<br />
|And when the women saw Jesus had noticed, she fell down at His feet, trembling, and said in front of the whole crowd that she had touched Him and had been healed.<br />
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|-<br />
|48<br />
|And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.<br />
|And Jesus said to her, “Daughter, do not be afraid, your faith has healed you, go in peace.”<br />
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|-<br />
|49<br />
|While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.<br />
|And while he spoke, someone came from the house of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, saying, “Your daughter is dead, don’t bother the Teacher.”<br />
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|-<br />
|50<br />
|But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.<br />
|But Jesus heard, and answered, “Do not worry, have faith, and she will be healed”<br />
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|-<br />
|51<br />
|And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.<br />
|And when He arrived at the house, he did not allow anyone to enter, except Peter, James, John and the parents of the girl.<br />
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|-<br />
|52<br />
|And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.<br />
|Outside, the crowd were mourning for the girl, but Jesus said, “She is not dead, but sleeping.”<br />
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|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.<br />
|And they laughed at Him, knowing that the girl had died.<br />
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|-<br />
|54<br />
|And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.<br />
|But He took the girl by her hand, and said, “Girl, get up.”<br />
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|-<br />
|55<br />
|And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.<br />
|And her soul re-entered her, and she got up immediately, and Jesus ordered them to give her meat to eat. <br />
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|-<br />
|56<br />
|And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.<br />
|And her parents were amazed, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what He had done.<br />
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[[Luke 9-16 (Translated)]]<br />
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<div>==Chapter 9==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.<br />
|Then Jesus called his twelve best students together, and gave them the power and authority to expel demons and to cure disease.<br />
|The Greek is δαιμονια, which means demons, not the Devil.<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.<br />
|He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal to sick.<br />
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|-<br />
|3<br />
|And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<br />
|He said to them, “Take nothing but the barest of essentials on your travels, not a stick, bag, food, money or a spare coat. <br />
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|-<br />
|4<br />
|And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<br />
|And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<br />
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|-<br />
|5<br />
|And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.<br />
|If the people will not let you stay, when you leave the city, shake the dust off your feet as evidence.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.<br />
|So they departed, going through all the towns, spreading the good news and healing everywhere.<br />
|I think spreading is probably better than the stilted 'proclaiming'<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;<br />
|Now [[Herod Antipas]], tetrarch of the region, heard about everything Jesus had done, and he was confused, because some said that John the Baptist had risen from the dead,<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.<br />
|some that [[Elijah]] had reappeared, and others that another of the ancient prophets had been resurrected<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<br />
|And Herod said, “I had [[John the Baptist]] executed, but who is this man I hear all these things about, then?” And he wanted to see Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.<br />
|When His students returned to Jesus, they told Him everything they had done. Then He took them with Him, and they went privately into the desert near the city of Bethsaida.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.<br />
|The people, when they discovered this, followed Him there, and so He met them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those of them that were unwell.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.<br />
|As the day drew to an end, His twelve best students came up to Him, and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the settlements near here, to find food and a place to sleep, because we are in a desert here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.<br />
|But He said to them, “Give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we were to go and buy food for everyone.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.<br />
|For there were about five thousand men in that place. So Jesus said to His students, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And they did so, and made them all sit down.<br />
|So they made everyone sit down.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.<br />
|Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and while looking up to Heaven, blessed them, and then passed them to His students to give to the crowd.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.<br />
|The whole crowd ate until they were satisfied, and the remains of the meal filled twelve baskets.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?<br />
|When Jesus was away from the crowds, praying, and His best students were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.<br />
|They answered, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and others one of the ancient prophets resurrected.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.<br />
|And He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;<br />
|Then Jesus warned and commanded them not to tell anyone this.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.<br />
|Saying, “The Son of man must endure many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priest and scribes, and be killed, and be resurrected on the third day.”<br />
|’chief priests’ is easy to understand, but ‘elders’ and ‘scribes’ may not carry the original meaning to the modern reader.<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|And He said to all of them, “If any man wants to come after me, he should deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.<br />
|For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but anyone who loses his life for me will save it.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?<br />
|For what benefit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses himself?<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.<br />
|For if anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in His glory and the glory of His Father, and the glory of the holy angels.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.<br />
|But this is the truth, there are some standing here who will not die before the see the Kingdom of God.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.<br />
|About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James, and they went up onto a mountain to pray.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.<br />
|As He prayed, His face seemed to change, and his clothing shone white.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
|And He spoke with two men, Moses and Elijah,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.<br />
|who appeared surrounded by splendour, and they spoke of His death, which was soon to occur in Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.<br />
|But Peter and the others with Him were asleep, and when they awoke, they saw His glory and the two men that were with Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.<br />
|As the men were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here, let us build three shrines, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah,” for Peter did not know what he was saying.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.<br />
|While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared around them, and they were afraid as it covered them.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.<br />
|And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, listen to him.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.<br />
|When the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The students kept this secret, and told no man what they had seen.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.<br />
|The next day, when they had come down from the hill, a crowd of people came to meet Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.<br />
|One of the men called out, “Teacher, please, look at my son, because he is my only child.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.<br />
|A demon enters him, and he suddenly cries, and it makes him foam at the mouth and injures him, and it hardly ever leaves him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.<br />
|I asked your students to expelled the demon, but they could not.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<br />
|Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and disobedient generation, how long will I have to put up with you? Bring your son here.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.<br />
|So as he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and injured him. And Jesus expelled the demon, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|43<br />
|And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,<br />
|And the crowd were all amazed by the power of the Lord. But while they were astonished at what Jesus had done, He said to His students,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|44<br />
|Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.<br />
|”Listen carefully to Me: The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|45<br />
|But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.<br />
|But they did not understand what He meant, and they were too afraid to ask Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|46<br />
|Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.<br />
|An argument started among the twelve best students of Jesus, about which one of them would be the greatest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|47<br />
|And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,<br />
|Then Jesus, seeing what they were thinking, had a child stand beside Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.<br />
|He said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him that sent Me. The one who is the least important of you, he will be the greatest.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.<br />
|And John answered, “Teacher, we saw a man expelling demons in Your name, and we ordered him to stop, because he did not follow You with us.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.<br />
|And Jesus replied, “Do not obstruct him, for anyone who is not against us is on our side.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,<br />
|As the time for Jesus to be received in Heaven grew near, He faithfully journeyed towards Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.<br />
|And He sent messengers ahead of Him, and they entered a village of Samaritans, to prepare it for Him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.<br />
|However, the people of the village would not let Him stay, because He was going to Jerusalem.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?<br />
|And James and John saw this, and asked, “Teacher, will you call fire down from Heaven to burn the village, like Elijah did?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.<br />
|But Jesus reprimanded them, saying, “You do not what kind of spirit you are,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.<br />
|for the Son of man has not come to take men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|57<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.<br />
|And as they were traveling, a man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|58<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, birds have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to sleep.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|59<br />
|And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.<br />
|And He said to another, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Teacher, allow me to bury my father first.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.<br />
|And another said, “Teacher, I will follow you, but let me go and say goodbye to my family.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|62<br />
|And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<br />
|And Jesus said to him, “No man, who first starts to plough, and then looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God.”<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 10==<br />
<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<br />
|After this, the Lord sent another seventy out, in pairs, to go before Him into every city or village which He would travel through.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.<br />
|So he said to them, “The harvest is large, but there are not enough workers, so pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send workers to collect His harvest.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.<br />
|Go on your journey, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.<br />
|Do not carry money, a bag, or shoes, and do not greet any man along the way.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.<br />
|And whenever you go into a house, say, ‘Peace upon this house.’<br />
|Is ‘peace’ the right word here?<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.<br />
|And if a son of peace lives there, your blessing will settle on him, and if not, it will settle on you again.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<br />
|Stay in the house that took you in, eating and drinking anything they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Do not go and stay in other houses.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<br />
|And when you enter a city, and they allow you to stay, eat what they give to you,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|and heal the sick, and say to them, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,<br />
|But if you enter a city, and they do not welcome you, go into the streets of that city, saying,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.<br />
|”Even the dust of your city, which covers us, we will clean off against you, but know this, “The Kingdom of God has come close to you.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.<br />
|I tell you, on that day even [[Sodom]] would be better off than that city!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<br />
|Too bad for you, Chorazin! Too bad for you, Bethsaida! If the great miracles shown to you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long time ago. They would have sat in hairshirts and ashes.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.<br />
|Come the Judgment Day, even Tyre and Sidon will be better off than you.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.<br />
|And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown into Hell!<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.<br />
|He who hear you hears Me, and he who disregards you disregards Me, and he who disregards Me disregards Him that sent Me.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.<br />
|The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Teacher, even the demons obey us in Your name!”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br />
|And He said, “I saw Satan like lightning falling from Heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<br />
|I give you the power to crush snakes and scorpion, and greater power than the enemy. Nothing will hurt you in any way. <br />
|πατεῖν means ‘to crush with the feet’<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|However, do not rejoice that the spirits obey you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.<br />
|With that Jesus rejoiced, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for withholding Truth from the intellectuals while revealing it to common man, as this pleased You.<br />
|use "withhold" rather than "hide"; use the familiar "common man," a term disfavored by feminists; good conciseness here<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.<br />
|My Father has given me complete authority, and no man other than the Father knows who the Son is; likewise, the Son, and only those he chooses, knows the Father."<br />
|conciseness again preferred<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:<br />
|And He said privately to His students, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.<br />
|because many prophets and kings have wanted to see the things you see, and have not seen, and wanted to hear the things you hear, and have not heard.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
|And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<br />
|Once, a lawyer stood up and tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what should I do to receive eternal life?”<br />
|νομικός –an expert in law, in this case Mosaic Law. Should we use lawyer, which now has a different meaning?<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
|He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?<br />
|Jesus replied, “What does the Law say? How do you interpret it?”<br />
|Should we specify νόμῳ as Mosaic Law? Related to the verse above.<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.<br />
|And he answered, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.<br />
|Jesus replied, “Well answered, do this and you will live.” <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?<br />
|But the lawyer, seeking the last word, asked rhetorically, “And who is my neighbor?”<br />
|Perhaps a reference to [[last wordism]] here is better than "willing to justify himself"<br />
|-<br />
|30<br />
|And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.<br />
|Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They beat him, took his clothes and left him half dead.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|31<br />
|And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.<br />
|By chance, a priest was going along the road, but when he saw the man, he passed him by, crossing to the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|32<br />
|And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<br />
|And also a Levite came by, and saw him, but passed by on the other side of the path.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<br />
|But a [[Samaritan]], traveling that way, saw him, and took pity on him,<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<br />
|and went over to him, bandaged his wounds, poured oil and wine on them, and put him onto his own animal, took him to an inn and took care of him.<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.<br />
|And in the morning, as he left, he gave the manager two coins, saying, “Look after him, and if you spend more that this, I’ll repay you when I get back.”<br />
|’two coins’: at the time, a denarius was a silver coin, and a Roman foot soldier would earn one a day.<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?<br />
|Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.<br />
|And the lawyer said, “The man who helped him.” And Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|38<br />
|Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|39<br />
|And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|40<br />
|But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|41<br />
|And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|42<br />
|But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.<br />
|<br />
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|}<br />
<br />
==Chapter 11==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Verse<br />
!King James Version<br />
!Proposed Conservative Translation<br />
!Analysis<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|Give us day by day our daily bread.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.<br />
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|18<br />
|If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.<br />
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|19<br />
|And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.<br />
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|20<br />
|But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.<br />
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|21<br />
|When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:<br />
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|22<br />
|But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.<br />
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|23<br />
|He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.<br />
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|24<br />
|When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<br />
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|25<br />
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.<br />
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|26<br />
|Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.<br />
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|27<br />
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.<br />
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|28<br />
|But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<br />
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|29<br />
|And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.<br />
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|30<br />
|For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.<br />
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|31<br />
|The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<br />
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|32<br />
|The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.<br />
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|33<br />
|No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.<br />
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|34<br />
|The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.<br />
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|35<br />
|Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<br />
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|36<br />
|If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.<br />
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|37<br />
|And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.<br />
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|38<br />
|And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.<br />
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|39<br />
|And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.<br />
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|40<br />
|Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?<br />
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|41<br />
|But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.<br />
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|42<br />
|But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<br />
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|43<br />
|Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<br />
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|44<br />
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.<br />
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|45<br />
|Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.<br />
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|46<br />
|And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.<br />
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|47<br />
|Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.<br />
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|48<br />
|Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.<br />
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|49<br />
|Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:<br />
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|50<br />
|That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;<br />
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|51<br />
|From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.<br />
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|52<br />
|Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.<br />
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|53<br />
|And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:<br />
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|Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<br />
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==Chapter 12==<br />
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|1<br />
|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<br />
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|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.<br />
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|3<br />
|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.<br />
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|4<br />
|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.<br />
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|5<br />
|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.<br />
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|6<br />
|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?<br />
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|7<br />
|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.<br />
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|8<br />
|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:<br />
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|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.<br />
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|10<br />
|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.<br />
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|11<br />
|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:<br />
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|12<br />
|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.<br />
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|13<br />
|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.<br />
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|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?<br />
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|15<br />
|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.<br />
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|16<br />
|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:<br />
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|17<br />
|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?<br />
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|18<br />
|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.<br />
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|19<br />
|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.<br />
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|20<br />
|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?<br />
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|21<br />
|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.<br />
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|23<br />
|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.<br />
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|24<br />
|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?<br />
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|25<br />
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?<br />
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|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?<br />
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|27<br />
|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<br />
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|28<br />
|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?<br />
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|29<br />
|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.<br />
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|30<br />
|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.<br />
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|31<br />
|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.<br />
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|32<br />
|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<br />
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|33<br />
|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.<br />
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|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<br />
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|35<br />
|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;<br />
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|36<br />
|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.<br />
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|37<br />
|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.<br />
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|38<br />
|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.<br />
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|39<br />
|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.<br />
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|40<br />
|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.<br />
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|41<br />
|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?<br />
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|42<br />
|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?<br />
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|43<br />
|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.<br />
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|44<br />
|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.<br />
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|45<br />
|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;<br />
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|46<br />
|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.<br />
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|47<br />
|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.<br />
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|48<br />
|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.<br />
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|49<br />
|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?<br />
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|50<br />
|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<br />
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|51<br />
|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:<br />
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|52<br />
|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.<br />
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|53<br />
|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.<br />
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|54<br />
|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.<br />
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|55<br />
|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.<br />
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|56<br />
|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?<br />
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|57<br />
|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?<br />
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|58<br />
|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.<br />
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|59<br />
|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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==Chapter 13==<br />
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|1<br />
|There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.<br />
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|And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?<br />
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|3<br />
|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?<br />
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|5<br />
|I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.<br />
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|6<br />
|He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.<br />
|He taught this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, but could find no fruit on it.<br />
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|7<br />
|Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?<br />
|So he said to his manager of the vineyard, 'Look, for three year I've sought fruit from this fig tree, but found none. Chop it down! Why burden the soil with it?'<br />
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|8<br />
|And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:<br />
|The manager answered, 'Lord, let it be for this year again, so I can spread manure around it.<br />
|modern versions replace "manure" with "fertilizer", but that obscures the lowliness of man compared to God.<br />
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|9<br />
|And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.<br />
|And if it bears fruit, fine; if not, then we shall chop it down.'"<br />
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|10<br />
|And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.<br />
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|11<br />
|And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.<br />
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|And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.<br />
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|13<br />
|And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.<br />
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|14<br />
|And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.<br />
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|15<br />
|The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br />
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|And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?<br />
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|17<br />
|And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.<br />
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|18<br />
|Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?<br />
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|19<br />
|It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.<br />
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|20<br />
|And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?<br />
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|21<br />
|It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<br />
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|22<br />
|And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<br />
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|23<br />
|Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,<br />
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|Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.<br />
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|25<br />
|When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:<br />
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|26<br />
|Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.<br />
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|27<br />
|But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.<br />
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|28<br />
|There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.<br />
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|29<br />
|And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.<br />
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|30<br />
|And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.<br />
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|31<br />
|The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.<br />
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|32<br />
|And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.<br />
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|33<br />
|Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.<br />
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|34<br />
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!<br />
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|35<br />
|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.<br />
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==Chapter 14==<br />
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!Analysis<br />
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|1<br />
|And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.<br />
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|Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.<br />
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.<br />
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|For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?<br />
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|So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.<br />
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|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<br />
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|It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.<br />
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|I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.<br />
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|Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?<br />
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|Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.<br />
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|And he said, A certain man had two sons:<br />
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|And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<br />
|The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your inheritance.' And his father gave him half of his wealth.<br />
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|And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<br />
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|And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<br />
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|And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<br />
|He came to his senses, saying, 'How many of my father's servants have plenty of bread, and yet I'm starving to death!'<br />
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|I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<br />
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|And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<br />
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|And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<br />
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|And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<br />
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|For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<br />
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|Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<br />
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<br />
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|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<br />
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|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<br />
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==Chapter 16==<br />
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|And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<br />
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|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<br />
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|And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<br />
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|And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<br />
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|He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<br />
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|If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<br />
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|No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<br />
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|And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<br />
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|And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<br />
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|The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<br />
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|Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<br />
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|There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<br />
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|And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<br />
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|And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<br />
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|And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.<br />
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|But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<br />
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|Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<br />
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|And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<br />
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[[Luke 17-24 (Translated)]]<br />
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[[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command&diff=720853United States Fleet Forces Command2009-11-16T17:46:30Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 720824 by ThePen1sMightier (Talk)</p>
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<div>The mission of the '''United States Fleet Forces Command''' is to organize, man, train, and equip [[Naval Forces]] for assignment to Combatant Commanders; Deter, detect, and defend against homeland maritime threats; and articulate Fleet warfighting and readiness requirements to the Chief of Naval Operations. <ref>[http://www.cffc.navy.mil/mission.htm United States Fleet Forces Command] </ref><br />
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[[category:United States Navy]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gary_Marx&diff=720852Gary Marx2009-11-16T17:46:22Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 720823 by ThePen1sMightier (Talk)</p>
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<div>As the President of Principium Consulting, Inc., and Vice President with Century Strategies, LLC, '''Gary Marx''' has a variety of political and organizational experiences which help him serve his clients. He currently works on numerous corporate, non-profit, and campaign projects. His most high profile work has come as the Executive Director for the Judicial Confirmation Network during the successful confirmation battles of Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Justice [[Samuel Alito]]. Past clients include Let Freedom Ring, Christian Blind Mission International, and the California Republican Party.<br />
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Gary came to be a leader in the judicial battles after a posting at the Bush-Cheney 04 National campaign headquarters where he spearheaded outreach to conservatives for the campaign. In particular, his coalitions program helped increase the President’s share of the “values voters” to 21.3 million or 36 percent of the total Bush vote.<br />
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Before joining the Bush-Cheney team, Gary served as Development Director and lobbyist for The Family Foundation of Virginia, While working at this state affiliate of Focus on the Family, Gary helped raise close to $1 million dollars and played a key role in what many observers believe to be the most successful years ever for pro-family legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. <br />
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Before joining The Family Foundation, Gary worked with the firm Century Strategies, headed by Dr. Ralph Reed. His primary project was the George W. Bush for President Campaign where he initiated out reach to social conservative voters during the primary and general election campaigns in 2000.<br />
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Gary began working full-time with Century Strategies after serving as the Executive Director of the Virginia Christian Coalition during the historic 1999 General Assembly elections where pro-family conservative voters played a key role in helping elect the first Republican majority since 1885.<br />
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A graduate of James Madison University, Gary majored in political science. He also holds a Master’s degree in Political Management from Regent University.<br />
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Gary has been a featured speaker for prominent organizations such as The Federalist Society, The Leadership Institute, Hanns Seidel Foundation, The International Republican Institute and The Council for National Policy.<br />
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Gary and his wife Aimee currently reside in Central Virginia and have two daughters, Faith (3) and Avery (1).<br />
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[[category:Business People]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Heliocentrism&diff=720851Heliocentrism2009-11-16T17:46:15Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 720821 by ThePen1sMightier (Talk)</p>
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<div>'''Heliocentrism''' is the view that the sun is at the center of the universe. It was proposed by some ancient Greeks,<ref>Aristarchus of Samos (ca. 310-230 BC) proposed it, Archimedes discussed it, and the idea was well-known in Europe when [[Copernicus]] proposed a heliocentric model. [http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/theories/copernican_system.html]</ref>, but it never gained wide support because its proponents could not explain why the relative positions of the stars seemed to remain the same despite the Earth’s changing viewpoints as it moved around the Sun.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/260027/heliocentric-system</ref> It became the dominant view in the 1700s and 1800s. It was abandoned in the 20th century.<br />
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Since the advent of relativity theory in the early 1900s, the laws of physics have been written in covariant equations, meaning that they are equally valid in any frame. Heliocentric and [[Geocentric theory|geocentric]] theories are both used today, depending on which allows more convenient calculations. Heliocentric coordinates have the advantage of being closer to an [[inertial reference frame]].<br />
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[[Category:Astronomy]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn&diff=720850Adventures of Huckleberry Finn2009-11-16T17:46:04Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 720819 by ThePen1sMightier (Talk)</p>
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<div>'''''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''''' by [[Mark Twain]] is one the most popular novels in the English language. It is entertaining and has long been a favorite of children. It has been made into movies half a dozen times.<br />
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The story has village truant Huckleberry "Huck" Finn (friend of the hero of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer|Tom Sawyer]]'') run away to avoid beatings by his drunken father.<br />
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Huck teams up with Jim, a slave who runs away to avoid being sold South.<br />
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Huck's decision to regard Jim as fully human and to ignore his "conscience" so as to risk "going to hell" to save him is the radical anti-slavery core of the book. It is significant that the story was written by a southerner from Hannibal, Missouri just two decades after the end of slavery.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/76 Full text available at Project Gutenberg]<br />
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<div>'''Azariah II''' was a High Priest of [[Israel]]. He was the son of [[Zedekiah]].<br />
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[[Category:Zionism]]</div>JohnFraiserhttps://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dirk&diff=720847Dirk2009-11-16T17:45:50Z<p>JohnFraiser: Undo revision 720817 by ThePen1sMightier (Talk)</p>
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<div>The '''dirk''' ([[Gaelic]] ''sgian dubh'') is a ceremonial dagger worn by Scotsmen in their socks. <br />
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The '''Maginot Line''' was a very elaborate line of military built on the eastern border of [[France]] to defend against an attack from [[Germany]] in 1928-39. The Line failed in May 1940 when Germany went around the line from the north, through Belgium. Indeed, the line greatly hindered France's war effort because so much heavy equipment was cemented into the "line" and could not be used when it was bypassed.<br />
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The Maginot Line a psychological comfort to the defeatist French, who thought it was an invincible military defensive line against another German invasion of the sort that came in 1870 and 1914. <br />
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The Line stretched along France's northeastern border, from Switzerland to Luxembourg, and was completed in 1936 (and named after the French Minister of War, Andrew Maginot, who died in 1932). The French placed too much confidence in the defenses of this line, believing it would allow them time to mobilize their armies to face any invasion. <br />
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[[Belgium]] objected to extending the line to the coast along the Franco-Belgian border, because they felt that would expose Belgium itself to invasion by the Germans. Behind Belgium the British Expeditionary Force and army of 14 Divisions would be charges with holding the Franco-Belgian border. <br />
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It was a modern design but assumed the sort of [[trench warfare]] that was central to [[World War I]]. In 1940 the German [[Blitzkrieg]] or lighting war strategy, outflanked the static line going around it, invading France by going through Belgium in spring 1940. <br />
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The forts and land was sold following World War II, and many of the fortifications fell into disrepair, but several locations have become musuems.<br />
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The Maginot Line is often mentioned in discussions of very expensive passive defensive systemes that fail to stop attacks.<br />
==Further reading==<br />
* William Allcorn and Chris Taylor. ''The Maginot Line 1928-45'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/Maginot-Line-1928-45-William-Allcorn/dp/1841766461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]<br />
* J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kaufmann. ''Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Fortress-France-Defenses-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811733955/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br />
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==External links==<br />
[http://battlefieldseurope.co.uk/ww2fr.aspx| Battlefields Europe article on the Maginot Line]<br />
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<div>In a "'''claims-made'''" [[insurance]] policy, the period of coverage applies to when the claims are filed rather than when the underlying events occurred. Usually "claims-made" policies also include exclusions of claims based on acts or occurrences prior to the purchase of the policy. <br />
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In malpractice coverage by doctors, the use of "claims-made" insurance policies requires doctors to purchase "tail coverage" whenever they discontinue an insurance policy. Tail coverage can be very expensive depending on the specialty.<br />
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The insurance industry is shifting towards "claims-made" policies rather than an [[occurrence policy]].<br />
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A '''cymbal''' is a flat, metal [[percussion]] instrument that makes a loud, resonant sound when struck. Cymbals come in a variety of sizes, from a couple of inches in diameter to well over a foot, and are used in classical [[orchestra]]s, [[drum kit]]s in [[popular music|pop]] and [[jazz]] music, and many forms of traditional music.<br />
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Cymbals are a very old instrument: they are mentioned in the [[Old Testament]] in Psalm 150:5, so we know that they were in use in King [[David]]'s time, centuries before the birth of [[Christ]].<br />
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<div>'''Islam''' is a [[monotheism|monotheistic]] [[Abrahamic religion]] based on the teachings of [[Muhammad]], a seventh century [[Arab]] religious and [[politics|political]] figure. The word "Islam" means "submission" (to Allah) in [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. <br />
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A follower of Islam is called a Muslim or Moslem, a term which means "one who submits (to God)". The older term [[Mohammedan]] means "follower of Muhammad", and has been used for centuries. Muslims do not use it today to avoid confusing worship of [[Muhammad]] with worship of [[Allah]]<ref>Schimmel, Annemarie. ''Islam: An Introduction''. State University of New York Press, 1992.</ref>. Muslims follow the teaching of Muhammad, whom they believe to be [[God]]'s last and greatest [[prophet]]. The faith teaches that the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]] appeared to him.<br />
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Muslims believe that God ("Allah", '''الله''' in [[Arabic]]) revealed the [[Qur'an]] (or Koran) to Muhammad and, despite his illiteracy, caused him to transcribe it <ref>Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- Taught man that which he knew not.(Surah 96:1-5)</ref>. The Qur'an is considered to be the pure and [[holy]] word of God. Like [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], Islam originated in the [[Middle East]]. Islam claims to trace its roots back to [[Abraham]]. Muslims do not believe that Muhammad was the founder of Islam, rather that he restored the original faith of Abraham and the prophets, which had been corrupted and/or misinterpreted over time. Based upon this belief, [[the Bible]], [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]], is believed to have become corrupted as well. <br />
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Islam is the second largest religion in the world, with over 1.5 billion followers, the number of Muslims is rapidly growing, mainly due to high birth rates, in both Muslim-majority and other countries . Conversions to Christianity (from ''any'' faith or lack thereof) outnumber those to Islam, but cannot keep up with the birthrate discrepancy.<ref>[http://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm World Christian Encyclopedia]</ref><br />
<ref>[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/AlJazeerahAfrica.php Translation of AL-Jazeerah interview between Maher Abdallah and Shiekh Ahmed Katani]</ref><br />
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Many believe that Islam is, with [[Atheism]], currently the greatest threat to [[Christianity]] and [[Christian values]], <ref>[http://christianblogs.christianet.com/1134840164.htm Is Islam a Threat to Christianity?]</ref><ref>[http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/5/8/183305.shtml Islam's Threat to the West]</ref><ref>[http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/stock/050413 Why Islam Hates Christianity]</ref> and the overwhelming majority of modern [[terrorist|terrorists]] are Muslims. It should be noted that only a small extremist sect of Muslims participate in this activity, using the concept of "[[Jihad]]" (Holy War), to justify their actions.<br />
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==Historical Background==<br />
According to Islamic belief, in 610 A.D., [[Muhammad]], a 40-year-old merchant of the Quraysh tribe in [[Mecca]], in the Arabian desert (now eastern [[Saudi Arabia]]), was commanded by the angel [[Gabriel]] to "recite" the message of [[Allah]] (Arabic for God). Gabriel said mankind had lost sight of Allah's previous messages to earlier prophets, [[Adam]], [[Noah]], [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Solomon]], and [[Jesus]], among others, and that Muhammad was to spread Allah's message to all people so that mankind would know how to live, how to show respect for Allah, and how to prepare for the judgement day. The message to Muhammad was to be God's last; Muhammad was the "seal of the prophets." Muhammad won some converts to Islam in his local area, but his [[monotheist]] preaching threatened to undermine the profitable [[polytheist]] pilgrim traffic supporting many Meccan merchants. In 622 A.D., the merchants drove Muhammad and his followers out of Mecca to the city of Yathrib (later renamed [[Medina]], or city - as in the city of the prophet). This flight (hijra) from Mecca to Medina marks the beginning of the Muslim lunar calendar, and is celebrated each year in the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. Muhammad's forces starting attacking the trade caravans going in and out of Mecca, cutting off its economic lifeline. After a series of battles between the Meccans and Muhammad's forces, Mecca finally accepted Muhammad's ultimatum to succumb and convert to Islam. The city welcomed the prophet back in 630. Muhammad died in 632. It is believed that Muhammed is the last Prophet. <br />
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Tribal elders elected [[Abu Bakr]] to be Muhammad's successor, or [[Caliph]] (Khalifa). Abu Bakr united the tribes of the Arabian peninsula during his two years as head of the new faith. Upon his death, the elders elected [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]] the next Caliph. During Umar's ten year reign, Islam invaded and spread through the sword into [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Palestine]], [[Iraq]], and parts of [[Iran]]. Umar was assassinated by a Persian (modern day Iran) in 644, and was succeeded by [[Uthman ibn Affan]], who continued the invasions to spread Islam into [[North Africa]], [[Cyprus]], the rest of Iran, [[Afghanistan]], and parts of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Over the next two centuries, Islamic armies continued to expanded Islam's empire into sub-Saharan Africa, [[Spain]], South-east and Central Asia, and [[Turkey]].<br />
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==Divisions Within Islam==<br />
Uthman was assassinated in 656 A.D. by soldiers who then installed Ali ibn Abu Talib, Muhammad's son-in-law, as [[Caliph]]. Ali's followers believed Muhammad had chosen Ali to be Muhammad's heir, and had disagreed with the selections of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman as Caliphs. Ali's claim to the position was challenged by Muawiyah, a kinsman of the murdered Uthman. Five years later, Ali was assassinated by Kharjites, religious dissidents who broke away from the main body of Muslims because they rejected Ali's accepting arbitration to resolve his leadership dispute with Muawiyah. Ali's supporters, or the Shiah al-Ali (or Shiat Ali, partisans of Ali) believed that Ali was the true Caliph and was, in part, divinely inspired. Ali's sons, Hassan and Husayn followed as [[Shia]] Caliphs, Hassan dying in 669 or 670 A.D., possibly by poisoning, and Husayn slain by soldiers of his rival, the [[Sunni]] Caliph Yazid, in 680 A.D. <br />
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The Shia Muslim community has divided further as followers coalesced around several of Ali's descendants or successors, called [[Imam]]s. The "twelvers," predominant in Iran, believe the twelfth Imam is in hiding and will reveal himself just before judgement day. Ismailis rejected the seventh Imam and practice a spirituality that seeks hidden meaning in scripture. Ismailis ruled much of [[North Africa]] as the [[Fatimid Dynasty]] of [[Egypt]] in the tenth through the twelfth centuries, and today are found primarily in [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[India]]. The Sunni majority reject the premise that men can be divine, including Muhammad, Ali, or Jesus, and did not accept any of the Imams who followed Ali. Sunnis remain more committed to traditions and less inclined to accept Shia mysticism. Today, about 15% of the world's Muslims are Shia and 85% are orthodox Sunni. <br />
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There are other factions within Islam. Sufis, a name apparently taken from the wool garments they wear, developed around mystical practices and trance-induced revelations. Sufis are found today in [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], and parts of [[Africa]]. Other movements have taken reform tracks, such as the Unitarians of [[Saudi Arabia]], also called [[Wahhabi]]s after their 18th century reformist founder Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. The conservative Wahhabis are found today in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]]. Today the Wahhabi line has a tendency to produce extremists, such as [[Osama Bin Laden]]. Some critics would argue that the [[Taliban]] of Afghanistan took conservative reform to an extreme. Other sects or break-away groups include, among others, the Alawis found in Syria and Turkey, the [[Druze]] in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel, the Ibadhis (Kharjites) in Oman and Africa, the Ahmadiya of Pakistan, and the Zaydis of Yemen. <br />
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==Religious Guidance==<br />
During his lifetime, Muhammad's companions learned and later transcribed the verses (surrahs) of the Qur'an as Muhammad spoke them. In Islam, the teachings of Mohammed were believed to be direct divine revelation from God. Some utterances that Mohammed was unsure about, dubbed the Satanic verses, would later be incorporated in a novel in modern times by [[Salman Rushdie]] who would then be subject to a death degree from the leader of Iran for his writing.<br />
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The third Caliph, Uthman, collected and codified the various versions of the surrahs into one written Qur'an that became the standard Arabic text used by the world's Muslims today. The Qur'an is longer than the Bible and written in general order of longest chapters to shortest rather than in any order of when they were spoken, sometimes making the work appear to be confusing. In all there are 114 chapters. Most of the later recorded sayings of Mohammed, which were also more warlike, actually appear earlier in the text. Present-day Muslims look first to the Qur'an as a guide to life, then to the [[Sunnah]], or the way of the Prophet (his life as an example for others) as recorded by his early companions, and then to the [[Hadith]], a collection of the Prophet's sayings, comments, advice, and descriptions.<br />
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Frequently, Muslims disagreed over how to interpret certain passages in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, or the Hadith in their search for the ideal life and perfect path to heaven. From these interpretations Sunni Muslims developed four schools of law, or interpretations of law, named after their founders or early leaders: the Hanbali, considered the most strict school and predominant today in Saudi Arabia; Shafi, the school of widest acceptance, found in Egypt, parts of Palestine-Syria, south Arabia, and the Far East; Maliki, prevalent in North Africa, Sudan, and Nigeria; and Hanafi, considered the most moderate school, predominant in Ottoman Turkey and today found primarily on the Levant and Indian subcontinent. Frequently, Muslim countries have two separate legal systems, one for civil, criminal, or commercial law, and a second, and separate, system for religious law. Religious courts and their judges (qadis) might handle issues dealing with marriage, divorce, child custody, inheritance, religious education, charitable or religious property (Waqf), or family matters. Among Middle Eastern countries, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen have Shariah courts serving alongside their secular courts or have adopted [[Sharia]]h (Islamic law) as the basis of their legal systems.<br />
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Sunni Islam does not have a priesthood or clerical hierarchy to conduct religious services or interpret scripture, but it does have prayer leaders, called Imams, and religious scholars, called Ulama, who often are educated men familiar with the Qur'an and able to offer commentaries on Qur'anic verses. Sunni Muslims also respect the teachings and interpretations of scholars, judges, and academics who may interpret laws, write treatises on Sharia (religious law) or Hadith, and issue Fatwas, religious declarations intended to enlighten or guide Muslims. <br />
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Shia Islam has a hierarchy that resembles a priesthood. Mullahs are prayer leaders, but usually do not interpret religious law. Mujtahids are religious scholars who may interpret law or passages from the Qur'an or Hadith. The lower order of Mujtahids are called Hojjatolislam. Ayat Allah (literally sign of God, also Ayatollah) is a higher order of Mujtahid who may issue Fatwas, or religious edicts, in addition to leading Islamic schools, interpreting religious law and the Qur'an, and offering sermons or discourses on proper Islamic behavior. <br />
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===Five Pillars of Islam===<br />
*'''Shahadah (Profession of Faith)''' -The Shahadah is the Muslim profession of faith. 'ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh, a loose English translation reads "''There is none worthy of worship except God, and [[Muhammad]] is the messenger of God''" This testament can be seen as the foundation of all of the other tenets of Islam. <br />
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*'''[[Salat]] (Ritual Prayer)''' -All Muslims are required to Pray to God five times each day while facing [[Mecca]]. <br />
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*'''Zakat (Charity)''' Able Muslims must donate to the poor based on the wealth one has accumulated. In current usage it is interpreted as 2.5% of the value of most valuables and savings held for a full [[lunar year]]. <br />
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*'''Sawm (Fasting)''' All able-bodied Muslims (children, the elderly, and the ill are exempt) must fast during daylight hours during the daylight hours of the entire month of [[Ramadan]]. According to Muslims, this purifies the body and soul. Some Muslim sects allow military, police and emergency services personnel to receive an exemption from fasting from an imam, on the grounds that their work supports the community or national good.<br />
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*'''Hajj (Pilgrimage)''' All able-bodied Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives.<br />
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==Other Aspects of Islam==<br />
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====Jihad====<br />
Jihad is the "effort" or "struggle" each Muslim faces in the everyday trials of life, such as the effort to get better grades in school, or the striving to achieve better results from a job, or the struggle to avoid sinful temptations. Jihad also can be applied to warfare; participating in jihad in Allah's cause was the third most important good deed listed in the Hadith, after prayer and honoring one's parents. Jihad often was a rallying cry for the military spread of Islam in the seventh through tenth centuries against non-Muslims.<br />
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====Osama bin Laden and Fundamentalists====<br />
[[Osama bin Laden]], a follower of a particular brand of Islam popular in Saudi Arabia, has stated that Islam is at war with the United States and its allies. Some observers maintain that the number of Muslims who believe as bin Laden does is growing, and others go further to suggest that all "fundamentalist" Muslims are enemies of the West. But other observers differentiate between conservative "fundamentalists" and the "extremists" who follow bin Laden or other terrorists. These observers suggest that the fundamentalists disagree with bin Laden as much as do Westerners. It is hard to know the truth. Many westerners are still haunted by the images of cheering crowds dancing in the streets when the 9/11 attacks were announced and were disappointed at the lack of prominent condemnation of the attack from Islamic circles worldwide.<br />
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====People of the Book====<br />
Christians and Jews are called "people of the Book" in the Qur'an and are considered earlier forerunners to Islam and viewed as brothers as long as they pay an extra tax when under Islamic rule. Islam, tracing its roots back to Abraham through his son Ishmael instead of Isaac as the Jews did, believes that they are the descendants of God's promise. Islam believes that both the Old and New Testament were corrupted and corrected by the Qur'an, but there is still an earlier link between the three religions. The view of Jews and Christians varied within different parts of the Qur'an and Islamic history. Much of current Islamic culture, even in places that were once very tolerant such as Egypt, has seen an upsurge in persecution and violence against Christians and Jews.<br />
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====Women in Islam====<br />
For the most part, the Qur'an treats men and [[woman|women]] equally, applies the same injunctions and prohibitions to men and women, and grants many of the same privileges and benefits. But women are treated separately in certain instances. For example, women are required to "... draw their outer garments around them ... that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed (by men)." (Qur'an 33:59) Covering the head and body in public (hijab) is viewed by many Muslim women as a protection of their modesty, a way to discourage men's covetous eyes. The principle of hijab is applied in different ways: a small scarf around the head and regular "street clothes" may be voluntary and acceptable in Cairo or Damascus but a full length opaque [[Burqa]] was enforced in Taliban Afghanistan. The treatment of women may depend upon rural or urban settings, educational level, society norms, tradition, or other factors. As of 2008, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are the only two Middle Eastern countries where the government requires women to wear some form of modest garb.<br />
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Islamic dress is a regular grounds for conflict in multicultural education.<br />
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Treatment of women varies widely by country. In the Islamic state of Saudi Arabia women are forbidden from driving a car, traveling in public without their husband or a male family member as an escort, leaving their home without wearing Islamic dress, working or voting. Though not formally forbidden from owning property, they have no way of obtaining this as work is forbidden and only males are permitted to inherit - should a man die, his brothers, sons and father will all inherit before his wife. These restrictions are part of the criminal law of the country, and enforced by the police and a special Islamic office. Pakistan has similar restrictions, but to a lesser extent. In contrast, Turkey has a majority Muslim population yet still grants women rights near-equal to those of men including property ownership, employment, and education to university level.<br />
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Muslim apologists suggest the extremely repressive policies of countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are cultural rather than religious, and point to the more moderate Islam practiced in Turkey as a demonstration that Islam and womens' rights are compatible, and point to past Christian-dominated cultures such as medieval Europe as examples that other religions can be distorted to justify oppression.<br />
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Muslim women's status is controversial. Some critics claim that Muslim men oppress Muslim women by compelling them to remain hidden behind the veil, sequestered in the home, and ignorant of the world by denying them access to education and worldly opportunities. Defenders of some practices suggest that many of them, such as the veil, are cultural traditions that pre-date Islam and are intended to protect, not constrict, women, or that many Muslim women adopt the life style of the veil voluntarily. There are Muslim women who agree and disagree with the critics.<br />
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====Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem====<br />
Muhammad's home city of Mecca was the site of his earliest preaching and conversions, and is the location of the Kaaba, traditionally held to be the foundation stone of the first mosque built by Adam and later restored by Abraham, and now the focus of the annual pilgrimage (hajj). Some historians suggest that the Kaaba, a black stone probably meteoric in origin, was venerated by pre-Islamic polytheistic religions. <br />
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At first, Jerusalem was Islam's holy city and the focus of prayers, but Mecca became the center of Islam after Muhammad's return in 630. Medina, because of its early association with Muhammad and as the site of Muhammad's tomb, is second in importance to Mecca. Jerusalem is revered by Muslims as the site of Solomon's temple, Abraham's near sacrifice of his son Ishmael, and the scene of Muhammad's miraculous midnight journey, the latter two now enshrined in the Dome of the Rock mosque. According to the Qur'an (Surrah 17:1, Isra) and Hadith, Muhammad and Gabriel were taken on winged mules from Mecca to Jerusalem, where they ascended through the seven heavens to the presence of Allah. During the visit, Muhammad learned, among other points, that Muslims were to pray five times each day and to honor Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the other prophets. <br />
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Observant Muslims are not supposed to eat pork and in general do not have dogs as pets; both swine and canines are considered unclean. Muslims are proscribed from drinking alcoholic beverages. Observant Muslims do not collect interest.<br />
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Some practices have been associated with Islam because they occur in Islamic countries, but actually are not a part of Islam. For example, female circumcision is not mentioned in the Qur'an, but is mentioned in Hadith as an "honorable" but not obligatory condition. It is a pre-Islamic tradition in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world, notably in Eritrea, Yemen, and Egypt. Another example of a practice that has been associated incorrectly with Islam is honor killing, in which a brother, father, or uncle "restores" or "defends" a family's honor by killing the sister, daughter, or niece that dishonored the family through unmarried pregnancy or promiscuous behavior. The "honor killing" is more ancient and possibly tribalistic pagan in origin.<br />
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==Islam and Christianity==<br />
While Muslims do not believe Jesus to be the Son of God or in the resurrection, they consider him and his mother to be of God's most important prophets (Marian and Isa) otherwise known as Mary and Jesus. However, the Qur'an warns against worshipping Jesus, Muhammad, and other humans for fear of [[idolatry]].<ref>[http://www.ccg.org/_domain/ccg.org/Islam/Islam.htm Christian Churches of God Articles on Islam], March 10, 2007</ref><br />
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The Qur'an states that Christians will be punished, though the nature of the punishment is not specified: <br />
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'Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).' But there is no god but One, Allah. <br />
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The Messiah , son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a Siddiqah (i.e. she believed in the words of God and His Books ). <br />
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However, Islam does recognize Christians and Jews as "people of the book" since both refer to one God only, and recognize Abraham (Ibrahim in [[Arabic]]) as a founding prophet.<br />
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==Islam and Paganism==<br />
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Although Muslims profess belief in a single [[God]], some believe Islam has its roots in an earlier polytheistic system.<ref>[http://www.chick.com/information/religions/islam/]</ref> By this thinking God is linked to an earlier moon deity, although it should be brought up that there is no mention of this in the Qur'an, where Allah is cited as the God of [[Abraham]].<ref>The Qur'an, Sura 37 [http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Quran-Allamah-Nooruddin/dp/0963206702]</ref><ref>Abramahov, "Islamic Theology". Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, 1988. [http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Theology-Binyamin-Abrahamov/dp/0748611029/sr=8-4/qid=1172042917/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/105-1837174-2630046?ie=UTF8&s=books]</ref><br />
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==Sharia==<br />
[[Image:StarCresent.png|thumb|right|220px|The Star and Crescent is a symbol of Islam. It is featured in the national flag of [[Algeria]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Mauritania]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Turkey]].]]<br />
[[Sharia]] is the body of Islamic law. The term means "way" or "path"; it is the legal framework within which public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Muslim principles of jurisprudence. It is not actually part of the canonical Qur'an; that is to say, it is not believed to be the direct word of God by Muslims, but rather the interpretation of it.<br />
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Sharia deals with many aspects of day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking, business law, contract law, sexuality, marriage, divorce, and social issues. Some Islamic scholars accept Sharia as the body of precedent and legal theory established before the 19th century, while other scholars view Sharia as a changing body, and include Islamic legal theory from the contemporary period.{{fact}}<br />
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Sharia law is used in many modern Islamic theocracies and prescribes very harsh treatments for acts, that, in the western world, are relatively minor. For example, under sharia law, converting from Islam is punishable by death.<ref>[http://www.ntpi.org/html/whyoppose.html]</ref><br />
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==Ex-Muslims==<br />
[[Michelle Malkin]] highlights a group of Ex-Muslims hoping to change the terms of debate about Islam in Europe. Maryam Namazie, the head of the British group said "Too many things in the media and government policies have been geared to pandering to the political Islamic movements and Islamic organizations." <ref> [http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/20/ex-muslims-stand-up-in-britain/ Ex-Muslims stand up in Britain]</ref><br />
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==Prominent Muslims==<br />
*[[Muhammad]]<br />
*[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
*[[Ahmed Deedat]]<br />
*[[Yusef Islam]]<br />
*[[Prince Naseem Hamed]]<br />
*[[Rezazadeh Hossein]]<br />
*[[Ayatollah Khomeini]]<br />
*[[Ayatollah Khamenei]]<br />
*[[Mohammad Khatami]]<br />
*[[Osama Bin Laden]]<br />
*[[Muhammad Yunus]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
[[Image:Africa islam 87.jpg|thumb|Islam in Africa]]<br />
*[[Arab American]]<br />
*[[Islamic republic]]<br />
*[[Qur'an]]<br />
*[[Ramadan]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://muslim-canada.org/islam_christianity.html Islam and Christianity] - excellent article comparing and contrasting the two.<br />
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/ Qur'an online in English]<br />
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/ Sahih Bukhari (Hadith collection) online in English]<br />
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/ Sahih Muslim (Hadith collection) online in English]<br />
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/abudawud/ Sunan Abu-Dawud (Hadith collection) online in English]<br />
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muwatta/ Malik's Muwatta (Hadith collection) online in English]<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>The '''streak''' of a [[mineral]] is its [[color]] when it is ground into a fine [[powder]]. This may be done by crushing a mineral fragment, placing the powder on a sheet of white paper, and observing the color. A more common (and convenient) procedure is to rub the mineral firmly across a tile of unglazed white porcelain (called a streak plate) to produce a line of powder whose color is called the ''streak'' of the mineral. This property may be distinctive when the color of the mineral is different from that of its streak, since the streak varies only slightly from one specimen to another. Streak is most useful for the identification of dark-colored minerals such as [[metallic]] [[sulfide]]s and [[oxide]]s; its usefulness more limited when testing light-colored [[sulfate]]s, [[carbonate]]s, or [[silicates]]. Also, minerals having a hardness exceeding that of the streak plate (about 6.5) cannot be tested in this manner. <ref>Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), ''p 26''</ref><br />
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The streak (color of a powdered mineral) is listed where it is a useful diagnostic parameter in identification. Streak is useful almost exclusively in the case of [[opaque|opacity]] metallic minerals. The powder of most [[transparency|transparent]] minerals is white or colorless. <ref>Arem, Joel E. ''Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones'', Litton Educational Publishing, Inc.:New York (1977), ''p. xxii''</ref><br />
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A small, [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]] of the [[Northern hemisphere]], the '''weasel''' is renowned for its cunning (from which comes the old expression, ''"cunning as a sack full of weasels"'') and its savagery, often killing prey several times its own size.<br />
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There are several types of weasel, mainly separated by geographic range, and a number of similar small animals, such as the [[mink]], the [[polecat]] and the [[stoat]].<br />
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The [[Old Testament]] declares weasels to be [[uncleanness|unclean]]:<br />
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<div>'''"Heathen"''' is an old word in Northern [[Europe|European]] [[Language|languages]] such as [[English]]. Its original meaning was probably "dweller-on-the-heath", similar to the original "country-dweller" meaning of the Southern European word "[[pagan]]". Some historians claim that, during the conversion of Europe to [[Christianity]], people who lived in the countryside held on to their ancestral folk religion longer than those living in the cities or towns. Because of this, the meaning of these words eventually changed to imply simply "un-[[Christian]]".<br />
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In current usage, "heathen" usually means one of three things:<br />
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# A person who does not follow of one of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s: Judaism, Christianity, or [[Islam]].<br />
# A person who has no religion, often with an implication of immorality thrown in.<br />
# A person who follows the pre-Christian religion of Northern Europe, based on [[Norse]] or "[[Viking]]" mythology. This ancient [[religion]] has modern adherents, who use "Asatru" as the formal name for their religion. [[Asatru]] heathens object to Meaning (1), above, as too general, and to Meaning (2) as simply wrong. Asatru is a [[government]]-recognized religion in some of the Scandinavian countries. Estimates of the number of people who follow this religion vary widely, but "several thousand" is a good guess in the [[U.S.]].<br />
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The term ''heathen,'' as used in the Bible, broadly refers to non-Israelitish people, otherwise called ''Gentiles'', or ''pagans''. According to most evangelical Christian soteriology (doctrine of [[salvation]]), man will be judged in accordance to how he responded to the basic innate moral light which God has given him, through the light of conscience and outward creation, as well as by the Scriptures.<ref>Dr. John Gill (1690-1771), ''Exposition of the Entire Bible'', Romans 2</ref><ref>B. W. Johnson, ''The People's New Testament'' (1891), Romans 2:1-16</ref> The latter is held to be the comprehensive revelation, and is the objective and immutable authority by which the truthfulness of any light of conscience is determined.(Ps. 19; Romans 1-3) While heathens who truly obey valid truth which is given them are held as superior to those who walk in disobedience to the Scriptures,<ref>Albert Barnes (1798-1870) ''Notes on the Bible'', Acts 10:35</ref> it is indicated that those who obey the former will be given the light of the gospel, by which they may be saved. (Romans 2; Acts 10; 11:14,18)<br />
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In the [[Old Testament]] the Gentiles were far less sharply differentiated from the Israelites than the later times of the [[New Testament]], though in the church no distinction was to be made as regards equality. (Acts 10; Gal. 2:28) While the Hebrews were chosen of God to be the nation through whom He would reveal Himself, it was made clear that this [[election]] was not due to an intrinsic superiority of their own. (Dt. 7) It was further manifest that the basis for the Divine judgment upon certain heathen nations was due to their immorality, which flowed from their love for and allegiance to false gods ([[idolatry]]). In managing the cultural institution of [[slavery]], Old Testament regulations also made a distinction between Hebrew slaves and those of foreigners, with the former being as hired servants, and offered freedom (except female engaged to be married), with a generous form of "severance pay", while the latter became a family inheritance (unless they escaped, or suffered certain injuries by the hand of their owner). However, even foreigners could purchase Hebrew slaves. ''For further information, see:'' [[slavery]] <br />
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the Israelite was commanded to love the stranger (Deu_10:19), to sympathize with him, “For ye know the heart of the stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Exo_23:9 the King James Version). The Kenites were treated almost as brethren, especially the children of Rechab (Jdg_1:16; Jdg_5:24; Jer 35). Uriah the Hittite was a trusted warrior of David (2 Sam 11); Ittai the Gittite was captain of David's guard (2Sa_18:2); Araunah the Jebusite was a respected resident of Jerusalem. The Gentiles had the right of asylum in the cities of refuge, the same as the Israelites (Num_35:15)..a Gentile servant must not be defrauded of his wage (Deu_24:15). They could inherit in Israel even as late as the exile (Eze_47:22, Eze_47:23). They were allowed to offer sacrifices in the temple at Jerusalem, as is distinctly affirmed by Josephus (BJ, II, xvii, 2-4; Ant, XI, viii, 5; XIII, viii, 2; XVI, ii, 1; XVIII, v, 3; CAp, II, 5), and it is implied in the Levitical law (Lev_22:25)... <br />
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But as we approach the Christian era the attitude of the Jews toward the Gentiles changes, until we find, in New Testament times, the most extreme aversion, scorn and hatred. They were regarded as unclean, with whom it was unlawful to have any friendly intercourse. They were the enemies of God and His people, to whom the knowledge of God was denied unless they became proselytes, and even then they could not, as in ancient times, be admitted to full fellowship. Jews were forbidden to counsel them, and if they asked about Divine things they were to be cursed. All children born of mixed marriages were bastards. That is what caused the Jews to be so hated by Greeks and Romans, as we have abundant evidence in the writings of Cicero, Seneca and Tacitus. Something of this is reflected in the New Testament (Joh_18:28; Act_10:28; Act_11:3).<br />
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If we inquire what the reason of this change was we shall find it in the conditions of the exiled Jews, who suffered the bitterest treatment at the hands of their Gentile captors and who, after their return and establishment in Judea, were in constant conflict with neighboring tribes and especially with the Greek rulers of Syria. The fierce persecution of Antiochus IV, who attempted to blot out their religion and Hellenize the Jews, and the desperate struggle for independence, created in them a burning patriotism and zeal for their faith which culminated in the rigid exclusiveness we see in later times.<ref>[http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/G/GENTILES International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, M.A., D.D., General Editor; Gentiles]</ref><br />
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<div>The '''Frisian Islands''' are an [[archipelago]] off the coast of north-west [[Europe]], in the [[North Sea]]. They lie off the coasts of the [[Netherlands]] and [[Germany]], and are divided between those two nations.<br />
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'''The Beatles''' were an [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They were arguably one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling around a billion records worldwide. The Beatles played and recorded many genres of [[rock and roll]], from Tin Pan Alley to [[Psychedelia|psychedelic rock]]. <br />
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The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney. In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" writing credit. George Harrison's songs became more prominent on the albums following ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''.<br />
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Having evolved from the high school band known as The Quarrymen, around 1962 the Beatles began playing in Hamburg, Germany, and became very popular there. A year later, thanks to underground radio, they were the biggest band in their native land of the UK. In 1964, the Beatles made their historic trip to the United States to perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. To date, this performance is one of the highest-rated television events in history. <br />
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The Lennon/McCartney ballads often displayed a personal [[vulnerability]] which was extraordinarily appealing to young teenage girls. For example, "Help" contrasts a man's younger macho attitude ("I never needed anybody's help in any way") with a more grown-up attitude ("I changed my mind, I'll open up the door. Help me if you can").<br />
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As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the band put out a much more mature sound on ''Revolver''. They even experimented with folk on ''Rubber Soul''. In 1967, the Beatles' album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound). <br />
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With the ([[The Beatles (album) |''The Beatles'']] (the "White Album"), the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type).<ref> When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref> Also, creative differences were creating tension among the Fab Four.<br />
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Their next project, originally to be titled "Get Back" and intended to "get them back" to recording songs the way they had in the earlier years and also to become a filmed documentary, exposed all the personal chafing and difficulties they were having. The tapes were shelved since none of the band wanted to deal with them.<br />
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At this point, although the public did not know it, the band had virtually broken up. However, at McCartney's urging, they assembled in the studio one more time and gave their fans what was to be their swan song, the splendid ''Abbey Road''. The "Get Back" tapes and film were handed over to Phil Spector to do something with them, and he produced the album that was released as ''Let It Be'', in conjunction with the release of the film, which was more a documentary of a band breaking up than one writing and recording new music in their studio.<br />
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It wasn't long before the lawsuits to dissolve the partnership were flying, and the band members were releasing solo albums.<ref> Although Lennon had made a few solo projects before the breakup, and Harrison one, they did not receive widespread notice.</ref><br />
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In 2006, Cirque du Soleil opened a Beatle-themed show in Las Vegas, the aptly titled ''Love''. The show has been an outstanding success, and so has the album put out of the same name, featuring new remixes of Beatles songs by Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles. The album also features previously unreleased versions of Beatles classics such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".<br />
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The Beatles were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1988. As solo artists, all but Ringo have been inducted (Lennon in 1994, McCartney in 1999 and Harrison in 2004).<br />
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In 2004 ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty]</ref><br />
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The two surviving Beatles are Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney, who both still continue their recording and performing careers. <br />
==Popularity today==<br />
Americans say Paul (27%) is their favorite Beatle, with John taking a distant second at 16%, and far fewer choosing George Harrison (10%) or Ringo Starr (9%) according to a September 2009 Zogby Interactive poll. However, 22% of Americans do not like the Beatles and 3% say they are not familiar enough to make a decision.<br />
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"Americans over 30 and those over 65 love Paul," said John Zogby. "It must be the crazy love songs and Yesterday." Born Again Christians are three times as likely to say Paul is their favorite Beatle (25%) than John (8%). Paul is also the favorite among Woodstockers (31%) and Nikes (27%), while First Globals (19%) prefer John.<br />
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Democrats (25%) are far more likely than Republicans (6%) and independents (15%) to say John is their favorite Beatle, while moderates (32%) are far more likely to prefer Paul. Liberals (14%) are more than twice as likely as moderates (7%) and conservatives (9%) to pick George as their favorite. <br />
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Conservatives (30%) are the most likely to say they don't like the Beatles, followed by moderates (19%) and liberals (9%).<ref> For details see [http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1744 Zogby poll] </ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.delta.ro/beatles/paudi.html Beatle songs and lyrics]<br />
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*[http://beatlesnumber9.com/biggerjesus.html Transcript of LES Lennon interview]<br />
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[[Image:Fenway.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Fenway Park]], the Red Sox's stadium and the oldest active Major League Baseball stadium]]<br />
The '''Boston Red Sox''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team that play in the [[American League]] East Division. One of the oldest teams in baseball, with the oldest stadium, [[Fenway Park]]; the Red Sox are one of the most storied sports franchises of all time. <br />
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In 2009, it was shown that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez had failed tests for performance enhancing drugs during the 2003 season. Some people, such as Dan Shaughnessy, questioned whether this illegal behavior tainted the championships the team won in 2004 and 2007. <ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2009/07/31/suffering_from_roid_rage</ref><br />
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'''AL Pennants:''' 12 (1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007)<br />
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'''World Series Titles:''' 7 (1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007)<br />
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==Management==<br />
*Principal Owner: [[John Henry]]<br />
*Chairman : [[Tom Werner]]<br />
*CEO: [[Larry Lucchino]]<br />
*General Manager: [[Theo Epstein]]<br />
*Manager: [[Terry Francona]]<br />
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==Roster==<br />
===Pitchers===<br />
*53 - David Aardsma<br />
*19 - [[Josh Beckett]]<br />
*64 - Michael Bowden<br />
*61 - [[Clay Buchholz]]<br />
*66 - Dewon Day<br />
*17 - Manny Delcarmen<br />
*43 - Devern Hansack<br />
*31 - John Lester<br />
*58 - Wes Littleton<br />
*48 - Javier Lopez<br />
*63 - Justin Masterson<br />
*18 - [[Daisuke Matsuzaka]]<br />
*37 - Hideki Okajima<br />
*58 - [[Jonathan Papelbon]]<br />
*62 - David Pauley<br />
*31 - [[Brad Penny]]<br />
*56 - Ramon Ramirez<br />
* - Takashi Saito<br />
*29 - [[John Smoltz]]<br />
*70 - Junichi Tazawa<br />
*49 - [[Tim Wakefield]]<br />
*72 - Charlie Zink<br />
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===Catchers===<br />
*28 - Josh Bard<br />
*80 - Dusty Brown<br />
*68 - George Kottaras<br />
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===Infielders===<br />
*55 - Jeff Bailey<br />
* - Mark Kotsay<br />
*25 - [[Mike Lowell]]<br />
*12 - Jed Lowrie<br />
*23 - Julio Lugo<br />
*15 - [[Dustin Pedroia]]<br />
*20 - [[Kevin Youkilis]]<br />
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===Outfielders===<br />
*5 - Rocco Baldelli<br />
*44 - [[Jason Bay]]<br />
*54 - Chris Carter<br />
*7 - [[J.D. Drew]]<br />
*46 - [[Jacoby Ellsbury]]<br />
*60 - Jonathan Van Avery<br />
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===Designated Hitter===<br />
*34 - [[David Ortiz]]<br />
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==Minor League Affiliates==<br />
The Boston Red Sox's minor league affiliates are: <ref>http://www.soxprospects.com/2009.htm</ref><br />
*AAA - Pawtucket Red Sox<br />
*AA - Portland Sea Dogs<br />
*A Adv. - Salem Red Sox<br />
*A - Greenville Drive<br />
*SS - Lowell Spinners<br />
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==Retired Numbers==<br />
Uniform numbers retired by the Red Sox<ref>http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/retired_numbers.jsp</ref><br />
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27 - Carlton Fisk<br />
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42 - Jackie Robinson<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[[Boston]]<br />
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== External Links == <br />
*[http://redsox.mlb.com/ Official Site]<br />
*[http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/ Boston Globe - Red Sox News] <br />
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|vp_dates=1969-1973)<br />
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|next=Gerald Ford<br />
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'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' was the 37th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1969 to 1974. He was the only U. S. President to resign the office. He also served as the 36th [[Vice President of the United States]] of America under President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] from 1953 to 1961.<br />
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In 1946, he was elected as a [[U.S. Representative]]. As a Congressman from [[California]], and as a member of the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], he investigated Communists and instigated the successful prosecution of [[Alger Hiss]] for spying for the Soviet Union during [[World War II]].<br />
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After two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in November of 1950.<br />
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After losing his first presidential race to [[John F. Kennedy]] by a narrow margin in 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1962, losing to incumbent Edmund G Brown.<br />
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In 1968 he was elected president, and was reelected in 1972 by a landslide, but resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974 due to a threat of impeachment by Congress for the [[Watergate Affair]]. The main impeachment charge was that Nixon obstructed justice by telling employees to mislead FBI investigators about the Watergate burglary. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
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Richard Milhous Nixon was born in [[Yorba Linda, California]], on January 9, 1913. Soon after, his family moved to Whittier, California. Nixon's childhood years were not unusual for someone growing up in two small towns near Los Angeles. His parents, Frank and Hannah Nixon, were devout [[Quakers]]. Nixon had four siblings and saw two of his brothers die from [[tuberculosis]]. Nixon grew up relatively poor, as his father earned a modest income from his gas station and grocery store. But due to these hard times, he established a quality of determination and strong work ethic. A good student and a hard worker, Nixon excelled scholastically at both Whittier High School and Whittier College.<br />
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Nixon attended Fullerton High School and Whittier High School. He graduated second in his class from Whittier with honor in the study of [[Shakespeare]] and [[Latin]]. He was awarded scholarships to [[Harvard]] and [[Yale]] University, but declined due to his family's financial condition. He instead enrolled at [[Whittier College]], a local [[Quaker]] school, where he co-founded the "Orthogonian Society", a new organzation to the campus geared towards working-class students. At Whittier, Nixon, a formidable debater, was elected freshman class president, and served as student body vice president in his junior year and president in his senior year. While at Whittier, he taught Sunday school at [[East Whittier Friends Church]] and remained a member all his life. <br />
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A lifelong football fan, Nixon practiced with the team, but played little. In 1934, he graduated second in his class from Whittier, and went on to [[Duke University|Duke University School of Law]], where he received a full scholarship, was elected president of the Duke Bar Association, and graduated third in his class.<br />
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In 1942 Nixon became a lawyer for the Office of Price Administration, the wartime liberal [[New Deal]] program that regulated all prices and rationed basic commodities. <br />
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During World War II, Nixon served in the [[Navy]] as a reserve officer, serving in the supply corps on several islands in the South Pacific, commanding cargo handling units in the SCAT. There he was known as "Nick" and for his exceptional poker-playing skills, banking a large sum of money that helped finance his first campaign for Congress. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant commander and resigned in March, 1946.<br />
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==Congressional Career==<br />
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After service in the Navy he entered an entirely unstructured California political environment-- parties hardly existed there in the 1940s, and many voters were recent arrivals. As a result Nixon never built a secure base in California (or anywhere else). In 1946 he defeated five-term Democrat Representative Jerry Voorhis, a leading liberal. Two years later, Nixon ran for reelection in both the Republican and Democrat primaries and won endorsement of both parties in the general election. <ref>Only California allowed this sort of "cross filing," and they later dropped it and went to normal intra-party primaries. Richard Matthew Pious, ''The Presidents,'' pg. 515</ref> Nixon took typical positions for a California Republican: he was hostile to [[Communism]], internationalist in outlook, and middle-of-the road in economic and social issues.<br />
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Nixon's first major breakthrough came in Congress, where his dogged investigation broke the impasse of the [[Alger Hiss]] spy case in 1948. The idea that Hiss--a former senior adviser to President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]-- was a Soviet spy electrified the nation, and won the lifelong hatred of the left, whose veneer of patriotism was dissolved. [[Image:Eisenhower_Nixon.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Eisenhower and Nixon on a 1952 Campaign Stop.]] <br />
In 1950 Nixon was elected to the [[United States Senate]] by defeating a leading Hollywood liberal, Helen Gahagan Douglas using tough campaign tactics that emphasized her votes with the far left.<br />
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==Vice Presidency==<br />
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Because of his membership of the California delegation at the 1952 [[Republican National Convention]], his strong anti-[[communist]] credentials, and his appeal to the [[west]]ern part of the [[United States]], Nixon was named as [[General]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice presidental]] [[running mate]]. <br />
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In the midst of the campaign questions arose about a group of seventy-six [[business]]man for southern California had contributed to a secret slush fund for Richard Nixon, being paid $900 a month (totaling $18,168 up to that point). There was talk on Nixon dropping off the ticket. Nixon claimed that money was used for office expenses only. On September 23, 1952 he gave the now infamous "Checkers Speech" in which he said that he and his wife, [[Patrica Nixon|Pat Nixon]] do not live lavishly, saying that his wife had not even owned a fur coat but only "a respectable Republican cloth coat." He went on to bring up a gift someone gave his [[child]]ren, a [[dog]] named Checkers, and said defiantly, "regardless of what they about it, we're going to keep it." The speech was meet with overwhelming public approval. In November, Eisenhower and Nixon swept their way in office, winning 55 percent of the vote, to 44 percent for Democrat opponent [[Adlai Stevenson]].<br />
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As Vice President Richard Nixon occasionally presided over the Senate and chaired the President's Commission on [[Government]] Contracts, which dealt with radical discrimination by government contractors, and the Cabinet Committee on Price Stability for Economic growth (although Nixon had little influence over it). Nixon also chaired the National Security Council. However, in a [[press]] conference President Eisenhower was asked to give an example of Richard Nixon's contributions as Vice President, to which Eisenhower replied, "If you give me a week, I might think of one."<br />
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Nixon did, however, have an influential role in [[White House]] political operations. He campaigned for Republican member's of Congress in 1954 and 1958. Nixon positioned himself as Presidential and his famous 1959 "Kitchen debate" in [[Moscow]] with [[Soviet Union]] President [[Nikita Khrushchev]] boosted his public appeal. By the end of the Eisenhower administration Nixon had become the top contender to be the Republican nomination for the 1960 Presidential election.<br />
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[[Image:Johnfkennedyrichardnixon.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy in their 1960 Presidential Debate.]]<br />
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==1960 Presidential Campaign==<br />
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''Main Article: [[United States presidential election, 1960]]''<br />
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Nixon easily won the Republican nomination for the presidency, but ran a poor campaign in the general election. Despite division over the modern [[civil rights]] movement, the country was enjoying a period of relative prosperity. <br />
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The most prominent issues were the [[Cold War]] and the new assumption of power of [[dictator]] [[Fidel Castro]] of [[Cuba]]. Public opinion polls showed that the country trusted Nixon more on [[foreign policy]] issues while Democrat opponent [[John F. Kennedy]] was favored on domestic issues. 1960 marked the first presidential election in which televised debates were used. Kennedy won the debates, which resulted in him defeating Nixon by a razor-thin margin of 49.7 percent of the vote to 49.5 percent. Nixon believed that there was voter fraud in Cook County, [[Illinois]] which resulted in him losing that state, however Nixon chose not to contest the results.<br />
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==1962 Gubernatorial Campaign==<br />
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After the election Nixon returned to California and ran for [[Governor]] in 1962 against incumbent [[Pat Brown]]. Brown defeated Nixon with 52 percent of the vote to 46 percent. In a post-election press conference Nixon announced the end of his political career and said to the press "you won't have Richard Nixon to kick around with anymore." <br />
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Nixon continued to campaign for Republican congressional candidates and traveled the world, sharpening his knowledge of foreign issues. <br />
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==1968 Presidential Campaign==<br />
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''Main Article: [[United States presidential election, 1968]]''<br />
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By 1967 Nixon's financial backers were raising funds to bankroll another bid for the White House. In the Republican primary moderates supported [[Michigan]] Governor [[George Romney]] and later [[New York]] Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]], while [[conservative]]s supported [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]]. Nixon was able to win support from southern conservatives and pass Reagan in the polls, eventually winning the nomination. In Nixon's second attempt for the Presidency the United States was in the midst of the [[Vietnam War]], with Democrats associated with the violence. With President [[Lyndon Johnson]] losing credibility because of the increasingly unpopular [[war]], he declined to run for another term. [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] [[Hubert Humphrey]] narrowly won the Democrat nomination. [[Alabama]] Governor [[George Wallace]], a strong segregationist, entered the race as a third party candidate. Nixon promised to end the bombing in [[Vietnam]], unify the nation and restore law and order to the country. <br />
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President Johnson helped Humphrey after he announced that bombing in North Vietnam would be halted and that a cease-fire would follow, however his announcement was too late. On election day, Nixon defeated Humphrey by over 100 electoral votes, although he won the election with only 43 percent of the vote to 42 percent, partly because Wallace took 13 percent.<br />
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==1972 Reelection Campaign==<br />
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''Main Article: [[United States presidential election, 1972]]''<br />
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President Nixon's reelection campaign got underway in 1972. He had high approval ratings for his handling with China and the Soviet Union. Nixon's Democrat opponent, [[South Dakota]] Senator [[George McGovern]] was viewed too [[liberal]] by many Americans. However, there was still concern in the Nixon camp because of his close victory in 1968 and the United States' continued involvement in the Vietnam War. He chose to engage in tactics that included an effort to steal information in the Democrat Party's headquarters. Five Nixon supporters broke into the party's office at the Watergate complex in [[Washington, D.C.]] on June 17, 1972. This however did not become an issue in the campaign, with President Nixon trumping McGovern in 49 out of 50 states.<br />
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==Presidency (1969-1974)== <br />
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===Administration===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Office<br />
! Name<br />
! Term<br />
|-<br />
| [[President]]<br />
| Richard Nixon<br />
| 1969-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]<br />
| [[Spiro Agnew]]<br />
| 1969-1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Gerald Ford]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of State]]<br />
| [[William P. Rogers]]<br />
| 1969-1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Henry Kissinger]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Treasury]]<br />
| [[David M. Kennedy]]<br />
| 1969-1971<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[John Connally]]<br />
| 1971-1972<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[George Shultz]]<br />
| 1972-1974<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[William Simon]]<br />
| 1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Defense]]<br />
| [[Melvin R. Laird]]<br />
| 1969-1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Elliot Richardson]]<br />
| 1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[James Schlesinger]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Attorney General]]<br />
| [[John N. Mitchell]]<br />
| 1969-1972<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Richard Kleindienst]]<br />
| 1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Elliot Richardson]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[William B. Saxbe]]<br />
| 1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Interior]]<br />
| [[Walter Joseph Hickel]]<br />
| 1969-1971<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Rogers Morton]]<br />
| 1971-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Agriculture]]<br />
| [[Clifford M. Hardin]]<br />
| 1969–1971<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Earl Butz]]<br />
| 1971–1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Commerce]]<br />
| [[Maurice Stans]]<br />
| 1969–1972<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Peter Peterson]]<br />
| 1972–1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Frederick B. Dent]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Labor]]<br />
| [[George Shultz]]<br />
| 1969–1970<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[James D. Hodgson]]<br />
| 1970–1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Peter J. Brennan]]<br />
| 1973–1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare]]<br />
| [[Robert Finch]]<br />
| 1969–1970<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Elliot Richardson]]<br />
| 1970–1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Caspar Weinberger]]<br />
| 1973–1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]<br />
| [[George Romney]]<br />
| 1969–1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[James Thomas Lynn]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
| [[Secretary of Transportation]]<br />
| [[John A. Volpe]]<br />
| 1969–1973<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| [[Claude Brinegar]]<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Vietnam War ===<br />
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[[Image:PresidentNixon.jpg|left|thumb|275px|President Nixon points out the NVA sanctuaries along the Cambodian border in his speech to the American people announcing the Cambodian incursion, 04/30/70]] Two months after coming into office American deaths in Vietnam reached thirty-six hundred. Nixon appointed [[Harvard]] Professor [[Henry Kissinger]] as National Security Adviser, who had secret peace talks with the North Vietnamese. Peace negations dragged on throughout Nixon's first term. His Vietnam strategies included "Vietnamization," a policy aimed at reducing U.S. casualties and troops, while also convincing the American public that the Vietnamese people could assume the primary responsibility of waging war. To win support for the war among the [["silent majority,"]] Nixon pursued the [["politics of polarization."]] Instrumental to this cause was Nixon's first vice president [[Spiro T. Agnew]], who criticized opponents of the war as "nattering nabobs of negativism," and an "effete corps of impudent snobs." Nixon also sought to instill in the North Vietnamese the belief that he was volatile and unstable, and willing to use nuclear weapons in the war, a strategy known as the "madman scenario."<br />
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On April 30, 1970, ten days after announcing that 150,000 American troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam in the following year, Nixon announced that U.S. troops had invaded Cambodia. This announcement brought widespread protests and college and university campuses across the nation. Four students were shot by National Guardsmen at [[Kent State University]] in Ohio and two died at [[Jackson State University]] in Mississippi. Many campuses shut down, some for the remainder of the academic year. The [[Paris Peace Accords]] were signed on January 27, 1973, signaling the beginning of the peace process that ended with the evacuation of the last American personnel two years later on April 30, 1975. Pictures of the last U.S. Marines evacuating the American Embassy by helicopter while civilians, many of which were employed by the Americans during the war, attempted to climb aboard, has become a symbol of the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. <br />
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=== Policy of Detente ===<br />
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[[Image:Leonid_Brezhnev_and_Richard_Nixon.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Richard M. Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, 05/19/73.]] Nixon worked to establish a friendlier relationship with the Soviet Union and [[China]]. The Soviets were not pleased of Nixon, a man who spent his career attacking communism, had become President. Although still a strong anti-communist, Nixon understood the growing role of China and Western Europe, realizing that he had to be more diplomatic. With the help of National Security Adviser [[Henry Kissinger]], Nixon created an approach called Detente, which was relaxed tensions between the United States and its two major communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China. Nixon began the policy of detente by lifting trade and travel restrictions. <br />
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After a long series of highly secret negations between Kissinger and Chinese leaders, Nixon announced that he would visit China in February 1972. During the historic trip, the leaders of both nations agreed to have more normal relationships. Nixon told the Chinese during a banquet toast, "Let us start a long march together, not in lockstep, but on different roads leading to the same goal, the goal of building world structure of peace and justice." In taking the trip, Nixon hoped to both strengthen ties with China but also believed it would encourage the Soviet Union to be more diplomatic. He proved to be correct. Shortly after the public learned about China, the Soviets proposed an American-Soviet summit, a high level diplomatic meeting that was held in May 1972. President Nixon flew to Moscow for a week long summit, thus becoming the first American President since [[World War 2]] to visit the Soviet Union.<br />
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The two superpowers signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or SALT 1, a plan to limit nuclear arms that the two nations had been working on for years. Nixon and Soviet President [[Leonid Brezhnev]] also agreed to increase trade and exchange scientific information. President Nixon had made a significant mark on the world stage with major foreign policy triumphs.<br />
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=== Watergate ===<br />
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The event that ended the Nixon presidency began on June 17, 1972, when five men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign (CREEP), were caught breaking into rival Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. The intruders and two other accomplices were convicted of burglary and wiretapping in Jan. 1973. The [[Watergate affair]] ultimately caused Nixon to resign on August 9, 1974. On September 9, 1974, his successor Gerald Ford granted him "a full, free, and absolute pardon." This effectively ended investigation into the depth of Nixon's involvement in the break-in at [[Democratic National Committee]] headquarters in the Watergate hotel, or any other criminal activities. Former White House Counsel John Dean testified to a Congressional investigating committee of Nixon's involvement in the cover-up.<br />
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[[Image:NixonFarewell.jpg|left|thumb|275px|President Nixon delivers his Farewell Remarks to the White House Staff in the East Room, with his family looking on, 08/09/74]] The Congressional hearings revealed Nixon had tape recorded conversations and telephone calls in his office. These recordings reveal that Nixon's role in the cover-up began as early as six days after the break-in. The tapes also reveal an immense scope of crimes and abuses that predate the Watergate break-in. These include campaign fraud, political espionage and sabotage, illegal break-ins, improper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale, and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations. The president, citing [[Executive Privilege]], refused to turn the tapes over to the committee. In October 1973 Nixon ordered Elliot Richardson, the attorney general, to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor who had subpoenaed the tapes, but Richardson resigned in protest. Richardson's assistant, William Ruckelshaus, also refused to fire Cox and was fired by Nixon. Finally, Solicitor General Robert Bork fired Cox. The incident, which was trumped in the press as the "Saturday Night Massacre", led to widespread calls for Nixon's impeachment.<br />
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The White House released edited transcripts of the tapes in April 1974, and eventually the tapes themselves, after the Supreme Court rejected Nixon's claim to executive privilege. The House Judiciary Committee issued three articles of impeachment on July 30, 1974. <br />
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"In all of this," the articles of impeachment summarize, "Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States." After conferring with Republican Senators Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. Nixon was succeeded in office the same day by [[Gerald Ford]]. Ford later pardoned Nixon.<br />
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==Family==<br />
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Nixon married Thelma Catherine Ryan, known as "Pat", in 1940. They had two children: Patricia (b. 1946) and Julie (b. 1948).<br />
==Further reading==<br />
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* Aitken, Jonathan. ''Nixon: A Life'' (1993). <br />
* Ambrose, Stephen. ''Nixon'' (3v 1987-1991), the standard scholarly biography [http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-I-Stephen-E-Ambrose/dp/0671657224/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203808418&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search vol 1]; hostile to RN<br />
* Black, Conrad. ''Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full'' (2007) 1150pp; by a conservative; friendly to RN<br />
* Bundy, William. ''A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency'' (1998). [http://www.amazon.com/Tangled-Web-Making-Foreign-Presidency/dp/B000C4SRCW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203808485&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]<br />
* Congressional Quarterly. ''Congress and the Nation, 1968-1972'' (1973). Detailed coverage of all the official actions in Washington<br />
* Dallek, Robert. ''Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Kissinger-Partners-Robert-Dallek/dp/0060722312/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200450337&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] <br />
* Frick, Daniel. ''Reinventing Richard Nixon: A Cultural History of an American Obsession''. (2008). 344 pages<br />
* Greenberg, David. ''Nixon's Shadow: The History of the Image'' (2004), influential study of his changing reputation [http://www.amazon.com/Nixons-Shadow-History-David-Greenberg/dp/0393326160/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200450337&sr=1-9 excerpt and text search]<br />
* Hoff, Joan. ''Nixon without Watergate'' (1994) a favorable estimate of the presidential years; also titled ''Nixon Reconsidered''; [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99580185 online edition] <br />
* Kutler, Stanley I. ''Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon'' (1992), strongly hostile [http://www.amazon.com/Wars-Watergate-Crisis-Richard-Nixon/dp/0393308278/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200450532&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br />
* MacMillan, Margaret. ''Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World'' (2007) <br />
* Matusow, Allen J. ''Nixon's Economy: Booms, Busts, Dollars, and Votes'' (1998) [http://www.amazon.com/Nixons-Economy-Booms-Busts-Dollars/dp/0700608885/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203808547&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]<br />
* Nixon, Richard. ''RN: Memoirs'' (1978),a primary source; one of the most important presidential autobiographies [http://www.amazon.com/RN-Memoirs-Richard-Nixon/dp/0671707418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203808583&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] <br />
* Perlstein, Rick. ''Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America '' (2008) very well written narrative of 1964-72<br />
* Reeves, Richard. ''President Nixon: Alone in the White House'' (2002). well-received study of the White House years (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/President-Nixon-Alone-White-House/dp/B000066TQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200450725&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]<br />
* Schoenebaum, Eleanora, ed. ''Political Profiles: The Nixon/Ford Years'' (1979), biographies of all the main political figures<br />
* Small, Melvin. ''The Presidency of Richard Nixon'' (1999) [http://www.amazon.com/Presidency-Richard-Nixon-American/dp/0700612556/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200450643&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]; hostile<br />
* Suri, Jeremi. ''Henry Kissinger and the American Century'' (2007)<br />
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==Primary Sources by Nixon==<br />
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*Victory Without War, New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989.<br />
*Beyond Peace, New York, NY: Random House, 1994.<br />
*Four Great Americans: Tributes Delivered by President Richard Nixon. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1973.<br />
*In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990.<br />
*Leaders New York, NY: Warner Books, 1982.<br />
*Nixon in Retrospect, 1946-1962: Selected Quotations. Silver Spring, MD: Research Data Publishers, 1973.<br />
*No More Vietnams, New York, NY: Arbor House, 1985.<br />
*Real Peace. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990.<br />
*RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990.<br />
*Seize the Moment: America’s Challenge in a One- SuperpowerWorld. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992.<br />
*Setting the Course; The First Year, New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970.<br />
*Six Crises. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990.<br />
*Summons to Greatness: A Collage of Inspirational Though and Practical Ideas from the Messages and Addresses of Richard Nixon, Thirty-:Seventh President of the United States, Washington, D.C.: Friends of President Nixon, 1972.<br />
*The Real War, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1980.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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* [http://www.nixonfoundation.org Nixon Birthplace & Library], in Yorba Linda, California<br />
* [http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Nixon_(1913) Genealogy Wiki] Nixon Family History<br />
* [http://www.californiaresortlife.com/orange/yorba_linda.htm Birthplace Tour]<br />
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