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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 Matthew, Chapter 11, and the Gospel of Luke,

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Chapter 10. The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 11.

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Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding

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his twelve disciples, that he departed from there

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to teach and to preach in their cities. And when

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John had heard in prison about the works of Christ,

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he sent two of his disciples and said to him,

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Are you the coming one, or do we look for another?

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Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell

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John the things which you hear and see, the blind

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see and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed

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and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and

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the poor have the gospel preached to them. And

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blessed is he who is not offended because of

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me. As they departed, Jesus began to say to the

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multitudes concerning John, What did you go out

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into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by

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the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man

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clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear

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soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what

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did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say

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to you, and more than a prophet. For this is

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he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger

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before your face, who will prepare your way before

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you. Assuredly, I say to you, among those born

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of women, there has not risen one greater than

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John the Baptist. But he who is least in the

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kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from

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the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom

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of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take

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it by force. For all the prophets and the law

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prophesied until John. And if you are willing

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to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. He

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who has ears to hear, let him hear. But what

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shall I like in this generation? It is like children

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sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their

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companions and saying, We played the flute for

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you, and you did not dance. We mourned to you,

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and you did not lament. For John came neither

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eating nor drinking, and they say he has a demon.

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The son of man came eating and drinking, and

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they say, Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a

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friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom

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is justified by her children. Then he began to

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rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty

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works had been done, because they did not repent.

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Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!

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For if the mighty works which were done in you

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had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have

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repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But

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I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre

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and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

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And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven.

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will be brought down to hades for if the mighty

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works which were done in you had been done in

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sodom it would have remained until this day but

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i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the

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land of sodom in the day of judgment than for

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you at that time jesus answered them and said

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i thank you father lord of heaven and earth that

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you have hidden these things from the wise and

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prudent and have revealed them to babes even

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so father for so it seemed good in your sight

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all things have been delivered to me By my Father,

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and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor

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does anyone know the Father except the Son, and

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no one to whom the Son wills to reveal him. Come

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to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden,

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and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you

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and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly

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in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Luke

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Chapter 10 After these things the Lord appointed

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seventy others also, and sent them two by two,

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before his face into every city and place where

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he himself was about to go. Then he said to them,

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The harvest truly is great, but the laborers

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are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest

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to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your

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way. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

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Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals.

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And greet no one along the road. But whatever

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house you enter, first say, Peace to this house.

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And if a son of peace is there, your peace will

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rest on it. If not, it will return to you. And

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remain in the same house, eating and drinking

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such things as they give. For the laborer is

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worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to

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house. Whatever city you enter, and they receive

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you, eat such things as are set before you. And

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heal the sick there, and say to them, The kingdom

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of God has come near to you. But whatever city

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you enter, and they do not receive you, go out

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into its streets and say, The very dust of your

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city, which clings to us, we wipe off against

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you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom

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of God has come near you. But I say to you that

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it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom

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than for that city. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe

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to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which

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were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,

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They would have repented long ago, sitting in

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sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable

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for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

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And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven,

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will be brought down to Hades. He who hears you,

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hears me. He who rejects you, rejects me. And

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he who rejects me, rejects him who sent me. Then

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the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord,

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even the demons are subject to us in your name.

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And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning

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from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority

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to trample on serpents and scorpions and over

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all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall

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by any means hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice

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in this, that the spirits are subject to you,

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but rather rejoice because your names are written

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in heaven. In that hour, Jesus rejoiced in the

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Spirit and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of

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heaven and earth, that you have hidden these

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things from the wise and prudent and revealed

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them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed

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good in your sight. All things have been delivered

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to me by my Father, and no one knows who the

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Son is except the Father, and who the Father

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is except the Son, and no one to whom the Son

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wills to reveal him. Then he turned to his disciples

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and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which

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see the things you see, for I tell you that many

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prophets and kings have desired to see what you

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see and have not seen it, and to hear what you

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hear and have not heard it. And behold, a certain

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lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, Teacher,

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what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said

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to him, What is written in the law? What is your

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reading of it? So he answered and said, You shall

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love the Lord your God with all your heart, with

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all your soul, with all your strength, and with

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all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

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And he said to him, You have answered rightly.

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Do this, and you will live. But he, wanting to

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justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my

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neighbor? Then Jesus answered and said, A certain

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man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell

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among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing,

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wounded him, and departed. leaving him half dead.

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Now by chance a certain priest came down that

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road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the

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other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived

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at the place, came and looked, and passed by

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on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as

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he journeyed, came where he was, and when he

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saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him

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and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine,

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and he set him on his own animal. brought him

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to an inn and took care of him. On the next day,

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when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave

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them to the innkeeper and said to him, take care

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of him and whatever more you spend, when I come

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again, I will repay you. So which of these three

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do you think was neighbor to him who fell among

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the thieves? And he said, he who showed mercy

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on him. Then Jesus said to him, go and do likewise.

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Now it happened as they went that he entered

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a certain village, and a certain woman named

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Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had

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a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus'

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feet and heard his word. But Martha was distracted

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with much serving, and she approached him and

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said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has

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left me to serve alone? therefore tell her to

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help me and jesus answered and said to her martha

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martha you are worried and troubled about many

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things but one thing is needed and mary has chosen

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that good part which will not be taken away from

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her i hope you enjoyed today's reading as much

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as 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