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Redaction: We Shall Live in His Sight

MATTHEW MARK LUKE JOHN

the house, let him not come down to take it away: [A]nd he that is in he field, let him likewise not return
back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose
his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be

taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding togehter; the one shall be taken, and
the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they
answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither
will the eagles be gathered together.

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¶ And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
[s]aying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a
widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for
a while: [B]ut afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; [y]et because

this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord
said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night
unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless
when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? And he spake this parable unto certain
which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the

temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as
this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar
off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be

merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: [F]or
every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. •
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¶ Then were brought unto him little children, • [a]nd they brought unto him also infants, • that
he should {touch / put his hands on} them, and pray: • [B]ut when his disciples saw it, they rebuked

them • that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, • But Jesus called them unto

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