Luke 13
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There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood p Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And he answered them, q "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?
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No, I tell you; but unless you r repent, you will all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen on whom the tower in s Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
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No, I tell you; but unless you r repent, you will all likewise perish."
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And he told this parable: "A man had t a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. u Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?'
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And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
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Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
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Now v he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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And there was a woman who had had w a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
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When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your disability."
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And he x laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she y glorified God.
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But z the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus a had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, b "There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
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Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! c Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?
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And ought not this woman, d a daughter of Abraham whom e Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
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As he said these things, f all his adversaries were put to shame, and g all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
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h He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
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It is like i a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."
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And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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j It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in k three measures of flour, until it was l all leavened."
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m He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and n journeying toward Jerusalem.
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And someone said to him, "Lord, o will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,
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p "Strive q to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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r When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, s 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, t 'I do not know where you come from.'
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Then you will begin to say, u 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
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But he will say, 'I tell you, t I do not know where you come from. v Depart from me, all you workers of evil!'
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w In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see w Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but w you yourselves cast out.
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And w people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and x recline at table in the kingdom of God.
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And behold, y some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
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At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Get away from z here, for a Herod wants to kill you."
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And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day b I finish my course.
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Nevertheless, c I d must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that e a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.'
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f O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that g kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! h How often would I have i gathered j your children together k as a hen gathers her brood l under her wings, and m you would not!
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Behold, n your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, o 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
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Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
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Job 4:7
Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off?
John 9:2
And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
Acts 28:4
When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.
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Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
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John 9:7
And said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
John 9:11
He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed and received my sight.
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Luke 13:3
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
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Matthew 21:19
And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once.
Mark 11:13
And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Isaiah 5:2
He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.
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Luke 3:9
Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:19
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Matthew 4:23
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
Mark 6:2
And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?
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Acts 16:16
As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
Luke 13:16
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
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Mark 5:23
And implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.
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Luke 5:25
And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God.
Luke 18:43
And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Luke 7:16
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!
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Luke 8:41
And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house.
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Matthew 12:2
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
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Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall labor, and do all your work.
Ezekiel 46:1
Thus says the Lord God : The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
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Luke 14:5
And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?
Matthew 12:11
He said to them, "Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
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Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.
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Luke 13:11
And there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
1 Corinthians 5:5
You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 12:7
So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel.
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Psalms 132:18
His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.
1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
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Luke 18:43
And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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Luke 13:18 - 19
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
Matthew 13:31 - 32
He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Mark 4:30 - 32
And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
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Luke 13:18 - 19
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
Matthew 13:31 - 32
He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Mark 4:30 - 32
And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
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Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
Matthew 17:20
He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
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Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.
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Genesis 18:6
And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.
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1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
Galatians 5:9
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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Mark 6:6
And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.
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Luke 13:33
Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
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Acts 2:47
Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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1 Timothy 4:10
For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
Hebrews 12:4
In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Corinthians 9:25
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
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Matthew 7:13
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
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Luke 13:25 - 27
When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.
Matthew 25:10 - 12
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
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Matthew 7:22 - 23
On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?
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Matthew 10:33
But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 25:12
But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.
2 Timothy 2:19
But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.
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Exodus 24:11
And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.
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Luke 13:25
When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.
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Psalms 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
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Matthew 8:11 - 12
I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 8:11 - 12
I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 8:11 - 12
I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Luke 13:28
In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.
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Luke 14:15
When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!
Luke 22:30
That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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Matthew 19:1
Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Mark 10:1
And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.
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Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
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Hebrews 2:10
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Hebrews 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.
Hebrews 7:28
For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
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John 11:9
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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Acts 3:21
Whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
Acts 17:3
Explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.
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Matthew 21:11
And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
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Luke 13:34 - 35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
Matthew 23:37 - 39
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
Luke 19:41 - 44
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it.
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Matthew 21:35
And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
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Matthew 26:55
At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.
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Psalms 147:2
The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded.
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Luke 23:28
But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Deuteronomy 32:11 - 12
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions.
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Ruth 2:12
The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!
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John 5:40
Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
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Luke 13:34 - 35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
Matthew 25:37 - 39
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
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Isaiah 64:11
Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins.
Jeremiah 12:7
I have forsaken my house; I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies.
Jeremiah 22:5
But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
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Luke 19:38
Saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
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Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
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