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Luke · read by E.A. Johnston
315 verses, in order. Only the verses E.A. read aloud are shown.
Luke 1
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so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.Read from NKJV · Bible Survey Gospels
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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.Read from NKJV · A Way of Sin Will Bite You in the End
Luke 2
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Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.Read from KJV · Christ Was Born
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This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.Read from KJV · Christ Was Born
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So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!Read from KJV · Christ Was Born
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And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:Read from ESV · No Room at the Inn
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!"Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.Read from NKJV · No Room at the Inn
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After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.Read from KJV · No Room at the Inn
Luke 3
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Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?Read from KJV · The Root of Sin
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Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Read from KJV · The Root of Sin
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The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."Read from KJV · Open Your Coffin See Rotten Bones
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John answered all of them: "I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.Read from KJV · The Ghost Who is Ignored
Luke 4
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The devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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But Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. "If You are the Son of God," he said, "throw Yourself down from here.Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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For it is written: 'He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.'"Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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But Jesus answered, "It also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.Read from KJV · A Sign Spoken Against
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They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.Read from KJV · A Sign Spoken Against
Luke 5
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On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch."Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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"Master," Simon replied, "we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets."Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees. "Go away from me, Lord," he said, "for I am a sinful man."Read from NKJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. "Do not be afraid," Jesus said to Simon. "From now on you will catch men."Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.Read from KJV · The Wonder of Jesus
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Jesus answered, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.Read from KJV · Christ's Reception of Sinners
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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."Read from KJV · A Gospel Tract Ministry
Luke 6
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In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.Read from KJV · Demise of Prayer Meeting
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Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."Read from KJV · Blocking His Blessings
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No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.Read from KJV · Lemon Tree Can'T Make Apples
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The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.Read from KJV · Lemon Tree Can'T Make Apples
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Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' but not do what I say?Read from KJV · How Many Hypocrites Are in Your Church Are You One
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I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:Read from KJV · Lemon Tree Can'T Make Apples
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He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.Read from KJV · Hypocrites in the Church
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But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!"Read from KJV · The Solid Rock Jesus
Luke 7
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When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?"Read from KJV · Encounter with a Risen Christ
Luke 8
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as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,Read from KJV · Haunted in Hell
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While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:Read from KJV · An Intellectual Assent Will Damn You to a Devil's Hell
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Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.Read from KJV · An Intellectual Assent Will Damn You to a Devil's Hell
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Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.Read from NKJV · An Intellectual Assent Will Damn You to a Devil's Hell
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Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.Read from ESV · Same Rebel You'Ve Always Been
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The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.Read from KJV · Same Rebel You'Ve Always Been
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The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.Read from KJV · Same Rebel You'Ve Always Been
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The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.Read from KJV · An Intellectual Assent Will Damn You to a Devil's Hell
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But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.Read from KJV · An Intellectual Assent Will Damn You to a Devil's Hell
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But He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out."Read from KJV · A Neck Up Religion Won'T Cut the Mustard on Judgment Day
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As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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The disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.Read from KJV · The Beguiler
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Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!"Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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"What is your name?" Jesus asked. "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.Read from KJV · Hurling Headlong to Hell
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Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.Read from KJV · Demons at Your Door
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So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.Read from KJV · Hurling Headlong to Hell
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"Return home and describe how much God has done for you." So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.Read from KJV · Hurling Headlong to Hell
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including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.Read from KJV · Power in the Pulpit
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She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.Read from KJV · Power in the Pulpit
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"Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. But they all denied it. "Master," said Peter, "the people are crowding and pressing against You."Read from KJV · Power in the Pulpit
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But Jesus declared, "Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me."Read from KJV · Incarnational Preaching
Luke 9
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.Read from KJV · Revival Stories: D. L. Moody
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"Master," said John, "we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us."Read from KJV · A Garden of Beautiful Flowers
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"Do not stop him," Jesus replied, "for whoever is not against you is for you."Read from KJV · A Garden of Beautiful Flowers
Luke 10
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And He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.Read from KJV · The Heart That Cares for the Souls of Men
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Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1973 Wheaton
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Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1973 Wheaton
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As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.Read from NKJV · Martha in His Face Mary at His Feet
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She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to His message.Read from KJV · Having an Effective Quiet Time
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But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!"Read from KJV · Grad Sermon Olford Inst 2003
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"Martha, Martha," the Lord replied, "you are worried and upset about many things.Read from KJV · Grad Sermon Olford Inst 2003
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But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her."Read from KJV · Grad Sermon Olford Inst 2003
Luke 11
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One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."Read from KJV · The Daily Quiet Time
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Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,Read from KJV · Pray Once More
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because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.'Read from KJV · Pray Once More
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And suppose the one inside answers, 'Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.'Read from KJV · Pray Once More
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I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man's persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Read from KJV · Never Quit Praying for Your Loved Ones
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For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Read from KJV · Powerful Principles of Prayer
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What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.Read from KJV · At Peace on a Dark Pew
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But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.Read from KJV · Outward Profession Devil's Goods
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When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.'Read from KJV · Outward Profession Devil's Goods
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On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.Read from KJV · Outward Profession Devil's Goods
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Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first."Read from KJV · Outward Profession Devil's Goods
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As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.Read from KJV · Pharisee Who Got an Earful
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But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.Read from NKJV · Pharisee Who Got an Earful
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You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?Read from KJV · Pharisee Who Got an Earful
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Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.Read from KJV · Pharisee Who Got an Earful
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As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,Read from NKJV · Accountability of This Generation
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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.Read from KJV · Accountability of This Generation
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Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering."Read from KJV · Accountability of This Generation
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As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,Read from KJV · Pharisee Who Got an Earful
Luke 12
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I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.Read from KJV · Church Lost Fear of God Nation Went to Hell
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But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!Read from KJV · Church Lost Fear of God Nation Went to Hell
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For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say."Read from KJV · How to Witness by Rolfe Barnard
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Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."Read from KJV · A Fistful of Dollars in Hell
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But Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?"Read from KJV · A Fistful of Dollars in Hell
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And He said to them, "Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."Read from KJV · One with Most Toys
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Then He told them a parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.Read from KJV · A Fistful of Dollars in Hell
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So he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?'Read from KJV · Being Rich Toward God
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Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.Read from KJV · Being Rich Toward God
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Then I will say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!"'Read from KJV · A Tour of Hell
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But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?'Read from KJV · One with Most Toys
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This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God."Read from KJV · The Richest Man in the Valley
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That servant who knows his master's will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.Read from KJV · Five Reasons Why We Should Witness
Luke 13
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"Lord," someone asked Him, "will only a few people be saved?" Jesus answered,Read from KJV · Invitation System Free Ticket to Hell
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"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.Read from KJV · Invitation System Free Ticket to Hell
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After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' But he will reply, 'I do not know where you are from.'Read from KJV · Invitation System Free Ticket to Hell
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There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.Read from KJV · The Great Supper
Luke 14
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But Jesus replied, "A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.Read from KJV · Come the Gospel Call
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When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'Read from KJV · Go Tell Them About Jesus
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But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, 'I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.'Read from KJV · Come the Gospel Call
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Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'Read from KJV · Come the Gospel Call
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Still another said, 'I have married a wife, so I cannot come.'Read from ESV · Go Tell Them About Jesus
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The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'Read from KJV · Go Tell Them About Jesus
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'Sir,' the servant replied, 'what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'Read from KJV · Go Tell Them About Jesus
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So the master told his servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.Read from KJV · Come the Gospel Call
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For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.'"Read from KJV · Come the Gospel Call
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Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,Read from KJV · Following the Wrong Jesus
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"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.Read from KJV · A Convenient Christianity
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And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.Read from NKJV · Bible Survey Gospels
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In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.Read from NKJV · Bible Survey Gospels
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It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."Read from KJV · The Saltless Christian
Luke 15
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"What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?Read from KJV · Getting Men Lost
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comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!'Read from NKJV · Getting Men Lost
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In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.Read from KJV · Four R's of the Gospel Repentance
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Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?Read from KJV · Getting Men Lost
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And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.'Read from KJV · Getting Men Lost
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In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."Read from KJV · The Gospel is a Call to Repentance
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The younger son said to him, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.Read from KJV · Returning to God
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Finally he came to his senses and said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants."'Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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The son declared, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.Read from KJV · The Sinner and His Pigpen
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For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' So they began to celebrate.Read from ESV · From a Hog Wallow to a Feast
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'Son, you are always with me,' the father said, 'and all that is mine is yours.Read from KJV · Getting Men Lost
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But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'"Read from KJV · Getting Men Lost
Luke 16
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Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with soresRead from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.Read from NKJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. And the rich man also died and was buried.Read from KJV · Heaven Or Hell
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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.Read from KJV · The Last Drop of Mercy
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So he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.'Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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But Abraham answered, 'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.'Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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'Then I beg you, father,' he said, 'send Lazarus to my father's house,Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.'Read from KJV · The Sun Never Rises in Hell
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But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.'Read from KJV · Awake in Hell
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'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.'Read from KJV · Awake in Hell
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Then Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"Read from KJV · Awake in Hell
Luke 17
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Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."Read from KJV · Forgiveness
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And the Lord answered, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.Read from KJV · Falling Into Unbelief
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Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:Read from KJV · These Are the Last Days
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People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.Read from KJV · Am I Ready for Christ's Return
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It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.Read from KJV · The Convergence of Conditions Signals His Coming
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But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.Read from KJV · The Convergence of Conditions Signals His Coming
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It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.Read from KJV · Am I Ready for Christ's Return
Luke 18
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Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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"In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
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For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect men,Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
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yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.'"Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
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And the Lord said, "Listen to the words of the unjust judge.Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
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Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"Read from KJV · Pestering God with Persistent Prayer
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To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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"Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.'Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner!'Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
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"Why do you call Me good?" Jesus replied. "No one is good except God alone.Read from KJV · God's Boy
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When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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"What do you want Me to do for you?" "Lord," he said, "let me see again."Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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"Receive your sight!" Jesus replied. "Your faith has healed you."Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
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Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people who saw this gave praise to God.Read from KJV · Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by
Luke 19
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And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.Read from KJV · The Conversion of Zacchaeus the Little Big Sinner
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He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.Read from KJV · Sudden Conversion
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So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.Read from KJV · The Conversion of Zacchaeus the Little Big Sinner
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When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today."Read from KJV · Sudden Conversion
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And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!"Read from KJV · Man Up a Tree
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But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold."Read from KJV · Man Up a Tree
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Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.Read from KJV · Man Up a Tree
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."Read from NASB1995 · The Unsaved Religionist
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So He said, "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.Read from KJV · Pushing Back the Darkness
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Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. 'Conduct business with this until I return,' he said.Read from KJV · Pushing Back the Darkness
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But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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The first servant came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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His master replied, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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The second servant came and said, 'Master, your mina has made five minas.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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And to this one he said, 'You shall have authority over five cities.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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Then another servant came and said, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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His master replied, 'You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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Then he told those standing by, 'Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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He replied, 'I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.'"Read from KJV · Occupy Till I Come
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Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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"Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!"Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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"I tell you," He answered, "if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out."Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over itRead from KJV · Christ's Reception of Sinners
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and said, "If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.Read from KJV · Christ's Reception of Sinners
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For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
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They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God."Read from KJV · A Teardrop from Heaven
Luke 20
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Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.Read from NKJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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'What shall I do?' asked the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others." And when the people heard this, they said, "May such a thing never happen!"Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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But Jesus looked directly at them and said, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone' ?Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
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Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."Read from KJV · Lord of the Vineyard
Luke 21
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
Luke 22
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So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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And He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes."Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.Read from KJV · The Blood of Christ
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Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.Read from KJV · Agony in the Garden
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When He came to the place, He told them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."Read from KJV · Agony in the Garden
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And He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,Read from KJV · Agony in the Garden
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"Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done."Read from KJV · Guilty As Hell Before Holy God
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Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.Read from KJV · Guilty As Hell Before Holy God
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And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.Read from KJV · Manna in the Morning Revival
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When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.Read from KJV · Manna in the Morning Revival
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"Why are you sleeping?" He asked. "Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation."Read from KJV · Manna in the Morning Revival
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Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. "This man also was with Him," she said.Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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But Peter denied it. "Woman, I do not know Him," he said.Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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A short time later, someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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About an hour later, another man insisted, "Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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"Man, I do not know what you are talking about," Peter replied. While he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
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They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, "Prophesy! Who hit You?"Read from KJV · Shame and Pain of Calvary
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And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.Read from KJV · Shame and Pain of Calvary
Luke 23
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As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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Look, the days are coming when people will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!'Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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At that time 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"Read from KJV · A Dry Tree
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Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.Read from KJV · He's with Me
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When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.Read from KJV · He's with Me
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Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up His garments by casting lots.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."Read from KJV · He's with Me
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The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. "Are You not the Christ?" he said. "Save Yourself and us!"Read from KJV · Deathbed Conversions
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But the other one rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?Read from KJV · Deathbed Conversions
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We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!"Read from KJV · Deathbed Conversions
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It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit." And when He had said this, He breathed His last.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
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When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, "Surely this was a righteous man."Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1965
Luke 24
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Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.Read from KJV · Hope of Heaven Dashed to Hell
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And He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,Read from KJV · Hope of Heaven Dashed to Hell
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and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Hope of Heaven Dashed to Hell
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And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."Read from KJV · A Dynamite Life