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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel

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of Mark, Chapter 5, and the Gospel of John, Chapter

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5. Mark, Chapter 5. Then they came to the other

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side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

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And when he had come out of the boat, immediately

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there met him out of the tombs a man with an

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unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the

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tombs. And no one could bind him, not even with

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chains, because he had often been bound with

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shackles and chains. And the chains had been

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pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken

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in pieces. Neither could anyone tame him. And

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always night and day he was in the mountains

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and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself

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with stones. When he saw Jesus from afar, he

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ran and worshipped him. And he cried out with

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a loud voice and said, What have I to do with

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you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore

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you by God that you do not torment me. For he

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said to him, Come out of the man unclean spirit.

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Then he asked him, What is your name? And he

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answered, saying, My name is Legion, for we are

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many. Also he begged him earnestly that he would

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not send them out of the country. Now a large

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herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

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So all the demons begged him, saying, Send us

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to the swine, that we may enter them. And at

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once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean

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spirits went out and entered the swine. There

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were about two thousand. And the herd ran violently

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down the steep place into the sea and drowned

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in the sea. So those who fed the swine fled,

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and they told it in the city and in the country.

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And they went out to see what it was that had

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happened. Then they came to Jesus and saw the

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one who had been demon -possessed and had the

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legion. sitting and clothed and in his right

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mind. And they were afraid. And those who saw

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it told them how it happened to him who had been

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demon -possessed and about the swine. Then they

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began to plead with him to depart from their

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region. And when he got into the boat, he who

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had been demon -possessed begged him that he

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might be with him. However, Jesus did not permit

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him. but said to him, Go home to your friends

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and tell them what great things the Lord has

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done for you and how he has had compassion on

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you. And he departed and began to proclaim in

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Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and

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all marveled. Now when Jesus had crossed over

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again by boat to the other side, a great multitude

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gathered to him, and he was by the sea. And behold,

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one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus,

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by name, And when he saw him, he fell at his

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feet and begged him earnestly, saying, My little

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daughter lies at the point of death. Come and

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lay your hands on her, that she may be healed

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and she will live. So Jesus went with him, and

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a great multitude followed him and thronged him.

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Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve

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years, and had suffered many things from many

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physicians. She had spent all that she had and

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was no better, but rather grew worse. When she

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heard about Jesus, she came behind him in the

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crowd and touched his garment. For she said,

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If only I may touch his clothes, I shall be made

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well. And immediately the fountain of her blood

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was dried up, and she felt in her body that she

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was healed of the affliction. And Jesus immediately,

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knowing in himself that power had gone out of

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him, turned around in the crowd and said, Who

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touched my clothes? But his disciples said to

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him, You see the multitude thronging you, and

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you say, Who touched me? And he looked around

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to see her, who had done this thing. But the

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woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had

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happened to her, came and fell down before him

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and told him the whole truth. And he said to

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her, Daughter, your faith has made you well.

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Go in peace and be healed of your affliction.

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While he was still speaking, some came from the

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ruler of the synagogue's house who said, Your

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daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any

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further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that

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was spoken, he said to the ruler of the synagogue,

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Do not be afraid, only believe. And he permitted

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no one to follow him except Peter, James, and

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John, the brother of James. Then he came to the

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house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a

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tumult, and those who wept and wailed loudly.

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When he came in, he said to them, Why make this

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commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but

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sleeping. And they ridiculed him. But when he

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had put them all outside, he took the father

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and the mother of the child and those who were

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with him, and entered where the child was lying.

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Then he took the child by the hand and said to

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her, Talitha Kumi, which is translated, Little

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girl, I say to you, arise. Immediately the girl

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arose and walked, for she was twelve years of

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age, and they were overcome with great amazement.

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But he commanded them strictly that no one should

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know it. and said that something should be given

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her to eat. After this there was a feast of the

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Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there

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is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which

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is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

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In these lay a great multitude of sick people,

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blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving

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of the water. For an angel went down at a certain

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time into the pool and stirred up the water.

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Then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring

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of the water, was made well of whatever disease

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he had. Now a certain man was there who had an

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infirmity thirty -eight years. When Jesus saw

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him lying there, and knew that he already had

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been in that condition a long time, he said to

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him, Do you want to be made well? The sick man

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answered him, Sir, I have no man to put me into

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the pool when the water is stirred up, but while

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I am coming, another steps down before me. Jesus

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said to him, Rise, take up your bed and walk.

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And immediately the man was made well, took up

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his bed and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

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The Jews therefore said to him who was cured,

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It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to

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carry your bed. He answered them, He who made

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me well said to me, Take up your bed and walk.

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Then they asked him, Who is the man who said

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to you, Take up your bed and walk? But the one

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who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus

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had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.

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Afterward, Jesus found them in the temple and

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said to him, See, you have been made well. Sin

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no more, lest a worse thing come upon you. The

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man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus

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who had made him well. For this reason, the Jews

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persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because

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he had done these things on the Sabbath. But

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Jesus answered them, My father has been working

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until now, and I have been working. Therefore

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the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because

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he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said

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that God was his father, making himself equal

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with God. Then Jesus answered and said to them,

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Most assuredly I say to you, the Son can do nothing

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of himself, but what he sees the Father do. For

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whatever he does, the Son also does in like manner.

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For the Father loves the Son and shows him all

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things that he himself does. And he will show

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him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

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For as the Father raises the dead and gives life

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to them, even so the Son gives life to whom he

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will. For the Father judges no one, but has committed

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all judgment to the Son, that all should honor

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the Son just as they honor the Father. He who

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does not honor the Son does not honor the Father

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who sent him. Most assuredly I say to you, he

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who hears my word and believes in him who sent

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me has everlasting life and shall not come into

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judgment, but has passed from death into life.

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Most assuredly I say to you, the hour is coming,

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and now is, when the dead will hear the voice

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of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

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For as the Father has life in himself, so he

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has granted the Son to have life in himself,

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and has given him authority to execute judgment

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also, because he is the Son of Man. Do not marvel

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at this, for the hour is coming in which all

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who are in the graves will hear his voice and

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come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection

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of life, and those who have done evil to the

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resurrection of condemnation. I can of myself

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do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment

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is righteous, because I do not seek my own will,

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but the will of the Father who sent me. If I

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bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

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There is another who bears witness of me, and

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I know that the witness which he witnesses of

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me is true. You have sent to John, and he has

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borne witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive

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testimony from man, but I say these things that

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you may be saved. He was the burning and shining

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lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice

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in his light. But I have a greater witness than

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John's. For the works which the Father has given

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me to finish, the very works that I do bear witness

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of me, that the Father has sent me. And the Father

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himself who sent me has testified of me. You

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have neither heard his voice at any time, nor

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seen his form. But you do not have his word abiding

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in you, because whom he sent, him you do not

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believe. You search the scriptures, for in them

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you think you have eternal life. And these are

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they which testify of me, but you are not willing

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to come to me that you may have life. I do not

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receive honor from men, but I know you that you

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do not have the love of God in you. I have come

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in my Father's name, and you do not receive me.

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If another comes in his own name, him you will

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receive. How can you believe who receive honor

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from one another, and do not seek the honor that

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comes from the only God? Do not think that I

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shall accuse you to the Father. There is one

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who accuses you, Moses, in whom you trust. For

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if you believed Moses, you would believe me.

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For he wrote about me. But if you do not believe

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his writings, how will you believe my words?

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I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as

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I did. And I look forward to seeing you again

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tomorrow to continue on our journey. God bless

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you and have a great day.