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But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, {Deuteronomy 21:23.}Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ:
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:
and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
And the twelve {Greek: portals.}gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several {Greek: portals.}gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, {Or, transparent as glass}as it were transparent glass.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
but emptied himself, taking the form of a {Greek: bondservant.}servant, {Greek: becoming in.}being made in the likeness of men;
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have {Greek: lodging-places.}nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a {See marginal note on chapter 6:37.}denarius, that I may see it.
and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto {Many ancient authorities read him.}them of their substance.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.
And I also say unto thee, that thou art {Greek: Petros.}Peter, and upon this {Greek: petra.}rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
And Peter opened his mouth and said,Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of {Hebrew: a beka. See Exodus 38:26}half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
He clave rocks in the wilderness,And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.