American Standard Version of 1901
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Why do ye not {Or, know}understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.
Why do ye not {Or, know}understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;
he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole {Greek: inhabited earth.}world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said,For we are also his offspring.
and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. {Many ancient authorities add verse 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Compare Matthew 6:15; 18:35}
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
{Greek: Be it not so: and so elsewhere.}God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, {Psalm 51:4}That thou mightest be justified in thy words,And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.