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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
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“Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
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And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
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“When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
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For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
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The Mission of the Twelve
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
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and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.
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“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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And in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
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But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
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The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!
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The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here!
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Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So will it be also with this evil generation.”
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Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
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An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
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Jesus answered, “You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”
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If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
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Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified; and on the third day he will be raised.”
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But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
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Truly I tell you, all this will come upon this generation.
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Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
