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John Chapter 1
Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan
21: And
they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are
you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22: They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an
answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23: He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah
said."
24: Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
25: They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you
are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
26: John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among
you stands one whom you do not know,
27: even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal
I am not worthy to untie."
28: This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where
John was baptizing.
29: The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30: This is he of whom I said, `After me comes a man who
ranks before me, for he was before me.'
31: I myself did not know him; but for this I came
baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
32: And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a
dove from heaven, and it remained on him.
33: I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to
baptize with water said to me, `He on whom you see the Spirit descend
and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

Mark Chapter 1
10: And when he came up out of the water, immediately
he
saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove;
11: and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved
Son; with thee I am well pleased
John Chapter 1
34: And I have seen and have borne witness that this
is the Son of God."
35: The next day again John was standing with two of his
disciples;
36: and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God!"
Luke Chapter 4
The proclamation of the Kingdom of God,
15: And he taught in their synagogues, being
glorified by all.
16: And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up;
and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the sabbath day.
And he stood up to read;
17: and there was given to him the book of the prophet
Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
18: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has
anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim
release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty those who are oppressed,
19: to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20: And he closed the book, and gave it back to the
attendant, and sat down; and the

eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21: And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has
been fulfilled in your hearing."
22: And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not
this Joseph's son?"
23: And he said to them, "Doubtless you will
quote to me this proverb, `Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard
you did at Caper'na-um, do here also in your own country.'"
24: And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is
acceptable in his own country.
Luke Chapter 16
Parable of the prodigal son
10: Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the
angels of God over one sinner who repents."
11: And he said, "There was a man who had two sons;
12: and the younger of them said to his father, `Father,
give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his
living between them.
13: Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he
had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered
his property in loose living.
14: And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose
in that country, and he began to be in want.
15: So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens
of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16: And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the
swine ate; and no one gave him anything.
17: But when he came to himself he said, `How many of my
father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish
here with hunger! 
18: I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to
him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
19: I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me
as one of your hired servants."'
20: And he arose and came to his father. But while he was
yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and
embraced him and kissed him.
21: And the son said to him, `Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your
son.'
22: But the father said to his servants, `Bring quickly
the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes
on his feet;
23: and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat
and make merry;
24: for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was
lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry.
25: "Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came
and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26: And he called one of the servants and asked what this
meant.
27: And he said to him, `Your brother has come, and your
father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and
sound.'
28: But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came
out and entreated him,
29: but he answered his father, `Lo, these many years I
have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave
me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
30: But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your
living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!'
31: And he said to him, `Son, you are always with me, and
all that is mine is yours.
32: It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this
your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"
Luke Chapter 7
The Paradon of the Sinful Woman
34: The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and
you say, `Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors
and sinners!' 
35: Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."
36: One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he
went into the Pharisee's house, and took his place at table.
37: And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner,
when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought
an alabaster flask of ointment,
38: and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she
began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of
her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39: Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he
said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who
and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a
sinner."
40: And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have
something to say to you." And he answered, "What is it, Teacher?"
41: "A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five
hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42: When they co uld not pay, he
forgave
them both. Now which of them will love him more?"
43: Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, to whom he
forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."
44: Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do
you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my
feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her
hair.
45: You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she
has not ceased to kiss my feet.
46: You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has
anointed my feet with ointment.
47: Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are
forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves
little."
48: And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
49: Then those who were at table with him began to say
among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"
50: And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you;
go in peace."
Matthew Chapter 16
Peter's confession about Jesus
13: Now when Jesus came into the district of
Caesare'a Philip'pi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the
Son of man is?"
14: And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say
Eli'jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 
15: He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
16: Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of
the living God."
17: And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon
Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my
Father who is in heaven.
18: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the
powers of death shall not prevail against it.
19: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
20: Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one
that he was the Christ.
21: From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that
he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be
raised.
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