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"all the people amazed, saying, Is not this the Son of David "—of Jesus saying, "But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you" -"Behold, a greater than Jonas is here"-"The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things which offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father"-" Behold, it is I, be not afraid "-"O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt"-of those "that were in the ship, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God" of the men of Gennesaret "beseeching him, that they might only touch the hem of his garment"-of "the woman of Canaan crying unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David"-of the "multitude, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk and the blind to see, wondering and glorifying the God of Israel "-of "Simon Peter, saying, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God"-of Jesus in answer saying, "Blessed art thou Simon; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven" of "Jesus charging his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ," and showing them "how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and be killed, and be raised again the third day "-of a second "voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased "—of Jesus saying, "Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of Man be risen again from the dead.”—“The Son of Man is come to save that which was lost."- 66 Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel"-of, "the two blind men, when they heard that Jesus passed by, crying out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David"-of, "the multitudes that went before, and that followed crying, saying; Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest "-of all the city of Jeru

salem saying, "Who is this?" and of the multitude answering, "This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee”—of Jesus saying to the chief priests and elders of the people "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof;" and to his disciples, "Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren." "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel"-of the unclean spirit, saying, "Let us alone; what have we to do with thee thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God"-of the people saying, "What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he the unclean spirits, and they do obey him."-"We never saw it in this fashion"—of Jesus "rebuking the wind and saying unto the sea, Peace be still" of the people saying "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him"-of the woman saying "If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole" -of Jesus saying, "Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise;" to the woman of Nain “ Weep not" and to her only son, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise"-of the people glorifying God, saying, "That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, that God had visited his people "-of Jesus saying, "Go thy way and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached, and blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me"-of Jesus saying to his disciples, " But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God"-" Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein ". "The Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them "No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God "_"He that heareth you, heareth me, and he that despiseth you, despiseth me, and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me "-of "the seventy returning again with joy, saying, Lord, even

the devils are subject unto us through thy name "-of Jesus answering "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven" of Jesus saying, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Father and no man knoweth who the Son is but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him "—of the woman "lifting her voice and saying, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked "of the Apostles saying, "Increase our faith" of Jesus answering the Pharisees, saying, “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you"-of "the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord peace in heaven, and glory in the highest "of John saying, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth"-of Nathanael saying "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel"-of Jesus answering, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man". of Jesus to Nicodemus, "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth

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on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God"-of Jesus to the woman of Samaria, "If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. . . . The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth”—of the woman saying unto him, "I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things" of Jesus saying unto her "I that speak unto thee am he"-of Jesus saying to the nobleman, "Go thy way, thy son liveth"-to the impotent man at Bethesda, "Rise, take up thy bed and walk"-at the grave of the dead, "Lazarus, come forth"-to the Jews, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." "Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man

may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread which I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world"-of his disciples murmuring, saying "This is an hard saying, who can hear it?" and of Jesus saying unto them "Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life"-of Jesus saying to the twelve, when many of his disciples walked no more with him, "Will ye also go away?"-of Peter answering, "Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God"-of some in Jerusalem saying, "Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ ?"—of the people saying, "Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others saying, This is the Christ" -of Jesus saying to the Jews, "Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world." "When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as the Father hath taught me, I speak these things”—of the Jews saying "We have one Father, even God;" and of Jesus answering," If God were your Father, ye would love me; for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me." "He that is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God." "Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying he shall never see death." "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me : and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand"-of many saying "He hath a devil, and is mad, why hear ye him"-of others replying, "These are not the words of him

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