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Matthew · read by Ian Paisley
104 verses, in order. Only the verses Ian read aloud are shown.
Matthew 1
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Read from KJV · The Five Pillars of the Gospel
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But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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"Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us" ).Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Matthew 2
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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asking, "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.'"Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: "Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him."Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up!" he said. "Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him."Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:Read from KJV · Love and Hatred at the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
Matthew 4
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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The tempter came to Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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But Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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"If You are the Son of God," he said, "throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.'"Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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Jesus replied, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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"All this I will give You," he said, "if You will fall down and worship me."Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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"Away from Me, Satan!" Jesus declared. "For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
Matthew 5
Matthew 6
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Read from KJV · Only What Can Be Done for Jesus Will Last
Matthew 7
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Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Read from KJV · The Age of Sham
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Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'Read from KJV · The Age of Sham
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from KJV · The Age of Sham
Matthew 9
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As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" He asked. "Yes, Lord," they answered.Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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Then He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you."Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
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Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest."Read from KJV · The Story of the Two High Priests - One Filthy the Other Faultless
Matthew 10
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Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.Read from KJV · A Light in the Darkness
Matthew 11
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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Read from KJV · He Shall See His Seed
Matthew 12
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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.Read from KJV · The Landlady From Heaven and the Tenants From Hell
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Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.Read from KJV · The Landlady From Heaven and the Tenants From Hell
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Then it goes and brings with it 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. So will it be with this wicked generation."Read from KJV · The Landlady From Heaven and the Tenants From Hell
Matthew 15
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Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon."Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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The woman came and knelt before Him. "Lord, help me!" she said.Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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But Jesus replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs."Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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"Yes, Lord," she said, "even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
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"O woman," Jesus answered, "your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.Read from KJV · The Secret and Strength of Revival Praying
Matthew 16
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But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."Read from KJV · The Firebrand Priest in the Filthy Clothes
Matthew 19
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Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.Read from KJV · Evangelising the Men and Women of Tomorrow - Today
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But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."Read from KJV · Evangelising the Men and Women of Tomorrow - Today
Matthew 20
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"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to deathRead from KJV · The Musts of Christ's Career
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and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life."Read from KJV · The Musts of Christ's Career
Matthew 21
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But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"Read from KJV · Evangelising the Men and Women of Tomorrow - Today
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Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time."Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes' ?Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
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He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."Read from KJV · Hell Enlarged! Avoid the Three Steps Which Will Take You There!
Matthew 24
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As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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"Do you see all these things?" He replied. "Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?"Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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Jesus answered, "See to it that no one deceives you.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord
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For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.Read from KJV · An Excursion Through Philippians
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Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.Read from KJV · Only What Can Be Done for Jesus Will Last
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But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, 'My master will be away a long time.'Read from KJV · Only What Can Be Done for Jesus Will Last
Matthew 25
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At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'Read from KJV · Midnight! What Then?
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Later the other virgins arrived and said, 'Lord, lord, open the door for us!'Read from KJV · Midnight! What Then?
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Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.Read from ESV · Midnight! What Then?
Matthew 26
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At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
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He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
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Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. "Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter.Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
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"Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
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So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.Read from KJV · The Tears of the Saviour
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Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?Read from KJV · Infallibility: Where Located? Where Demonstrated? Where Donated?
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But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?"Read from KJV · The Musts on the Lips of Our Lord