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What Did Jesus Say About Salvation?
The New Testament
✞The Life of Christ ✞
Jesus Preaches To The Great
Multitudes:
Warnings And Encouragements
Luke 12:1 – 12
In the mean time, when there were
gathered together an innumerable
multitude of people, insomuch that
they trode one upon another, he
began to say unto his disciples first
of all, Beware ye of the leaven of
the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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For there is nothing covered, that shall
not be revealed; neither hid, that shall
not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye
have spoken in darkness shall be heard
in the light; and that which ye have
spoken in the ear in closets shall be
proclaimed upon the housetops. And I
say unto you my friends, Be not afraid
of them that kill the body, and after
that have no more that they can do.
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall
fear: Fear him, which after he hath
killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I
say unto you, Fear him. Are not five
sparrows sold for two farthings, and not
one of them is forgotten before God?
But even the very hairs of your head are
all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are
of more value than many sparrows.
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall
confess me before men, him shall the
Son of man also confess before the
angels of God: But he that denieth me
before men shall be denied before the
angels of God. And whosoever shall
speak a word against the Son of man,
it shall be forgiven him: but unto him
that blasphemeth against the Holy
Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
And when they bring you unto the
synagogues, and unto magistrates,
and powers, take ye no thought
how or what thing ye shall answer,
or what ye shall say: For the Holy
Ghost shall teach you in the same
hour what ye ought to say.
(Luke 12:1-12 KJV)
Parable Of The Rich Fool
Luke 12:13 - 21
And one of the company said unto
him, Master, speak to my brother, that
he divide the inheritance with me. And
he said unto him, Man, who made me
a judge or a divider over you? And he
said unto them, Take heed, and
beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of
the things which he possesseth.
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And he spake a parable unto them,
saying, The ground of a certain rich
man brought forth plentifully: And he
thought within himself, saying, What
shall I do, because I have no room
where to bestow my fruits? And he
said, This will I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater; and there will
I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
And I will say to my soul, Soul,
thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat,
drink, and be merry. But God said
unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
soul shall be required of thee:
then whose shall those things be,
which thou hast provided? So is he
that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
(Luke 12:13-21 KJV)
Lessons On Attitudes Toward
Material Things
Luke 12:22 - 34
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow
nor reap; which neither have storehouse
nor barn; and God feedeth them: how
much more are ye better than the fowls?
And which of you with taking thought can
add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be
not able to do that thing which is least,
why take ye thought for the rest?
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Consider the lilies how they grow: they
toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto
you, that Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these. If then
God so clothe the grass, which is to day
in the field, and to morrow is cast into
the oven; how much more will he clothe
you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,
neither be ye of doubtful mind.
For all these things do the nations of
the world seek after: and your Father
knoweth that ye have need of these
things. But rather seek ye the
kingdom of God; and all these things
shall be added unto you. Fear not,
little flock; for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Sell that ye have, and give
alms; provide yourselves bags
which wax not old, a treasure
in the heavens that faileth not,
where no thief approacheth,
neither moth corrupteth. For
where your treasure is, there
will your heart be also.
(Luke 12:24-34 KJV)
Parables About the Wailing
Servants And The Wise Steward
Luke 12:35 - 48
Let your loins be girded about, and
your lights burning; And ye yourselves
like unto men that wait for their lord,
when he will return from the wedding;
that when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immediately.
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Blessed are those servants, whom the
lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall gird
himself, and make them to sit down to
meat, and will come forth and serve
them. And if he shall come in the second
watch, or come in the third watch, and
find them so, blessed are those servants.
And this know, that if the goodman of
the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have
watched, and not have suffered his
house to be broken through. Be ye
therefore ready also: for the Son of man
cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest
thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
And the Lord said, Who then is that
faithful and wise steward, whom his lord
shall make ruler over his household, to
give them their portion of meat in due
season? Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he
will make him ruler over all that he hath.
But and if that servant say in his
heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
and
shall
begin
to
beat
the
menservants and maidens, and to eat
and drink, and to be drunken; The
lord of that servant will come in a day
when he looketh not for him, and at
an hour when he is not aware, and
will cut him in sunder, and will appoint
him his portion with the unbelievers.
And that servant, which knew his lord's
will, and prepared not himself, neither
did according to his will, shall be beaten
with many stripes. But he that knew
not, and did commit things worthy of
stripes, shall be beaten with few
stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required:
and to whom men have committed
much, of him they will ask the more.
(Luke 12:35-48 KJV)
Jesus Said He came To Bring
Division, Not Peace;
The Signs Of The Times
Luke 12:49 - 59
I am come to send fire on the earth;
and what will I, if it be already
kindled? But I have a baptism to be
baptized with; and how am I
straitened till it be accomplished!
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Suppose ye that I am come to give peace
on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather
division: For from henceforth there shall
be five in one house divided, three
against two, and two against three. The
father shall be divided against the son,
and the son against the father; the
mother against the daughter, and the
daughter against the mother; the mother
in law against her daughter in law, and
the daughter in law against her mother in
law.
And he said also to the people, When
ye see a cloud rise out of the west,
straightway ye say, There cometh a
shower; and so it is. And when ye see
the south wind blow, ye say, There
will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face
of the sky and of the earth; but how
is it that ye do not discern this time?
Yea, and why even of yourselves
judge ye not what is right?
When thou goest with thine adversary
to the magistrate, as thou art in the
way, give diligence that thou mayest
be delivered from him; lest he hale
thee to the judge, and the judge
deliver thee to the officer, and the
officer cast thee into prison. I tell
thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till
thou hast paid the very last mite.
(Luke 12:49-59 KJV)
The necessity of repentance
for all;
parable of the fig tree.
(Luke 13:1-9)
There were present at that
season some who told Him about
the Galileans whose blood Pilate
had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And Jesus answered and said to them,
"Do you suppose that these Galileans
were worse sinners than all other
Galileans, because they suffered such
things? I tell you, no; but unless you
repent you will all likewise perish. Or
those eighteen on whom the tower in
Siloam fell and killed them, do you think
that they were worse sinners than all
other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, no; but unless you repent
you will all likewise perish." He also
spoke this parable: "A certain man
had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard, and he came seeking fruit
on it and found none. Then he said
to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look,
for three years I have come seeking
fruit on this fig tree and find none.
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Then he said to the keeper of his
vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have
come seeking fruit on this fig tree and
find none. Cut it down; why does it use
up the ground?' But he answered and
said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year
also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
And if it bears fruit, well. But if not,
after that you can cut it down.' "
(Luke 13:1-9 NKJV)
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Jesus heals a crippled woman on
the Sabbath;
repetition of the parables of the
mustard seed and of the leaven
(Luke 13:10-21).
Now He was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold,
there was a woman who had a spirit of
infirmity eighteen years, and was bent
over and could in no way raise herself up.
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But when Jesus saw her, He called her to
Him and said to her, "Woman, you are
loosed from your infirmity." And He laid
His hands on her, and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God. But
the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because Jesus had healed on
the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd,
"There are six days on which men ought
to work; therefore come and be healed
on them, and not on the Sabbath day."
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The Lord then answered him and said,
"Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on
the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from
the stall, and lead it away to water it? So
ought not this woman, being a daughter
of Abraham, whom Satan has bound-think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed
from this bond on the Sabbath?" And
when He said these things, all His
adversaries were put to shame; and all
the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious
things that were done by Him.
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Then He said, "What is the kingdom of
God like? And to what shall I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed, which a man
took and put in his garden; and it grew
and became a large tree, and the birds
of the air nested in its branches." And
again He said, "To what shall I liken the
kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which
a woman took and hid in three measures
of meal till it was all leavened."
(Luke 13:12-21 NKJV)
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Jesus teaches as He journeys
toward Jerusalem;
He is warned about Herod
Antipas
(Luke 13:22-35)
And He went through the cities
and villages, teaching, and
journeying toward Jerusalem.
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Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there
few who are saved?" And He said to
them, "Strive to enter through the narrow
gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to
enter and will not be able. When once the
Master of the house has risen up and shut
the door, and you begin to stand outside
and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord,
Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and
say to you, 'I do not know you, where
you are from,' then you will begin to say,
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'We ate and drank in Your presence, and
You taught in our streets.' But He will say,
'I tell you I do not know you, where you
are from. Depart from Me, all you
workers of iniquity.' There will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth, when you see
Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the
prophets in the kingdom of God, and
yourselves thrust out. They will come
from the east and the west, from the
north and the south, and sit down in the
kingdom of God.
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And indeed there are last who will be
first, and there are first who will be last."
On that very day some Pharisees came,
saying to Him, "Get out and depart from
here, for Herod wants to kill You." And He
said to them, "Go, tell that fox, 'Behold, I
cast out demons and perform cures today
and tomorrow, and the third day I shall
be perfected.' Nevertheless I must
journey today, tomorrow, and the day
following; for it cannot be that a prophet
should perish outside of Jerusalem.
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"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who
kills the prophets and stones those who
are sent to her! How often I wanted to
gather your children together, as a hen
gathers her brood under her wings, but
you were not willing! See! Your house is
left to you desolate; and assuredly, I
say to you, you shall not see Me until
the time comes when you say,
'BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE
NAME OF THE LORD!' "
(Luke 13:23-35 NKJV)
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Feast of Dedication
(by now it is winter; about three
months before His death)
(John 10: 22-39).
Now it was the Feast of Dedication
in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And
Jesus walked in the temple, in
Solomon's porch. Then the Jews
surrounded Him and said to Him,
"How long do You keep us in doubt?
If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."
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Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you
do not believe. The works that I do in My
Father's name, they bear witness of Me. But
you do not believe, because you are not of
My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear
My voice, and I know them, and they follow
Me. And I give them eternal life, and they
shall never perish; neither shall anyone
snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who
has given them to Me, is greater than all;
and no one is able to snatch them out of My
Father's hand. I and My Father are one."
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Then the Jews took up stones again to
stone Him. Jesus answered them, "Many
good works I have shown you from My
Father. For which of those works do you
stone Me?" The Jews answered Him,
saying, "For a good work we do not stone
You, but for blasphemy, and because You,
being a Man, make Yourself God."
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Jesus answered them, "Is it not written
in your law, 'I SAID, "YOU ARE GODS"
'? If He called them gods, to whom the
word of God came (and the Scripture
cannot be broken), do you say of Him
whom the Father sanctified and sent
into the world, 'You are blaspheming,'
because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
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If I do not do the works of My Father,
do not believe Me; but if I do, though
you do not believe Me, believe the
works, that you may know and believe
that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."
Therefore they sought again to seize
Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
(John 10:25-39 NKJV)
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Jesus withdraws to Perea
(John 10:40-42)
And went away again beyond
Jordan into the place where John at
first baptized; and there he abode.
And many resorted unto him, and
said, John did no miracle: but all
things that John spake of this man
were true. And many believed on
him there.
(John 10:40-42 KJV)
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Jesus meets with a ruler of the
Pharisees on a Sabbath day
He is being watched to see if He will heal a
man; He does so and then defends His action
(Luke 14:1-6)
And it came to pass, as he went into
the house of one of the chief
Pharisees to eat bread on the
sabbath day, that they watched him.
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And, behold, there was a certain man
before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus
answering spake unto the lawyers and
Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath day? And they held their peace.
And he took him, and healed him, and let
him go; And answered them, saying, Which
of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into
a pit, and will not straightway pull him out
on the sabbath day? And they could not
answer him again to these things.
(Luke 14:2-6 KJV)
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He rebukes the Pharisees
for trying to sit in chief
seats at feasts
(Luke 14:7-14)
So He told a parable to those
who were invited, when He
noted how they chose the
best places, saying to them:
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"When you are invited by anyone to a
wedding feast, do not sit down in the
best place, lest one more honorable
than you be invited by him; and he who
invited you and him come and say to
you, 'Give place to this man,' and then
you begin with shame to take the
lowest place. But when you are invited,
go and sit down in the lowest place, so
that when he who invited you comes he
may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.'
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Then you will have glory in the
presence of those who sit at the table
with you. For whoever exalts himself
will be humbled, and he who humbles
himself will be exalted." Then He also
said to him who invited Him, "When
you give a dinner or a supper, do not
ask your friends, your brothers, your
relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they
also invite you back, and you be repaid.
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But when you give a feast, invite the
poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
And you will be blessed, because they
cannot repay you; for you shall be
repaid at the resurrection of the just."
(Luke 14:7-14 NKJV)
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Parable of wedding feast
(Luke 14:15-24).
Now when one of those who sat at the
table with Him heard these things, he
said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall eat
bread in the kingdom of God!" Then He
said to him, "A certain man gave a great
supper and invited many, and sent his
servant at supper time to say to those
who were invited, 'Come, for all things
are now ready.‘”
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“But they all with one accord began
to make excuses. The first said to
him, 'I have bought a piece of
ground, and I must go and see it. I
ask you to have me excused.' And
another said, 'I have bought five
yoke of oxen, and I am going to test
them. I ask you to have me excused.'
Still another said, 'I have married a
wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
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So that servant came and reported
these things to his master. Then the
master of the house, being angry,
said to his servant, 'Go out quickly
into the streets and lanes of the city,
and bring in here the poor and the
maimed and the lame and the blind.'
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And the servant said, 'Master, it is done
as you commanded, and still there is
room.' Then the master said to the
servant, 'Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in,
that my house may be filled. For I say
to you that none of those men who
were invited shall taste my supper.' "
(Luke 14:15-24 NKJV)
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Jesus warns the multitudes
about the cost of discipleship
(Luke 14:25-35).
Now great multitudes went with Him. And
He turned and said to them, "If anyone
comes to Me and does not hate his father
and mother, wife and children, brothers
and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he
cannot be My disciple. And whoever does
not bear his cross and come after Me
cannot be My disciple.
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For which of you, intending to build a
tower, does not sit down first and count
the cost, whether he has enough to finish
it-- lest, after he has laid the foundation,
and is not able to finish, all who see it
begin to mock him, saying, 'This man
began to build and was not able to
finish.' Or what king, going to make war
against another king, does not sit down
first and consider whether he is able with
ten thousand to meet him who comes
against him with twenty thousand?
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Or else, while the other is still a great
way off, he sends a delegation and
asks conditions of peace. So likewise,
whoever of you does not forsake all
that he has cannot be My disciple.
"Salt is good; but if the salt has lost
its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It
is neither fit for the land nor for the
dunghill, but men throw it out. He
who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
(Luke 14:25-35 NKJV)
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Three great parables
reproving the Pharisees for
their attitude toward sinners.
The lost sheep (Luke 15:1-7)
Then drew near unto him all the
publicans and sinners for to hear him.
And the Pharisees and scribes
murmured, saying, This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with them.
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And he spake this parable unto them,
saying, What man of you, having an
hundred sheep, if he lose one of them,
doth not leave the ninety and nine in the
wilderness, and go after that which is
lost, until he find it? And when he hath
found it, he layeth it on his shoulders,
rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he
calleth
together
his
friends
and
neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me; for I have found my sheep
which was lost.
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I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be
in heaven over one sinner that repenteth,
more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no repentance.
(Luke 15:1-7 KJV)
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The lost coin (Luke 15:8-10)
Either what woman having ten pieces of
silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light
a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it? And when she
hath found it, she calleth her friends and
her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice
with me; for I have found the piece which
I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there
is joy in the presence of the angels of
God over one sinner that repenteth.
(Luke 15:8-10 KJV)
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The lost boy (Luke 15:11-32).
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
And the younger of them said to his
father, Father, give me the portion of
goods that falleth to me. And he divided
unto them his living. And not many days
after the younger son gathered all
together, and took his journey into a far
country, and there wasted his substance
with riotous living. And when he had
spent all, there arose a mighty famine in
that land; and he began to be in want.
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And he went and joined himself to a
citizen of that country; and he sent
him into his fields to feed swine.
And he would fain have filled his
belly with the husks that the swine
did eat: and no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself, he
said, How many hired servants of
my father's have bread enough and
to spare, and I perish with hunger!
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I will arise and go to my father, and will
say unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and before thee, And am
no more worthy to be called thy son:
make me as one of thy hired servants.
And he arose, and came to his father. But
when he was yet a great way off, his
father saw him, and had compassion, and
ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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And the son said unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy sight,
and am no more worthy to be called thy
son. But the father said to his servants,
Bring forth the best robe, and put it on
him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet: And bring hither the
fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and
be merry: For this my son was dead, and
is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
And they began to be merry.
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Now his elder son was in the field: and
as he came and drew nigh to the
house, he heard musick and dancing.
And he called one of the servants, and
asked what these things meant. And
he said unto him, Thy brother is come;
and thy father hath killed the fatted
calf, because he hath received him
safe and sound. And he was angry,
and would not go in: therefore came
his father out, and intreated him.
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And he answering said to his father,
Lo, these many years do I serve thee,
neither transgressed I at any time thy
commandment: and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make
merry with my friends: But as soon
as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou
hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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And he said unto him, Son, thou art
ever with me, and all that I have is
thine. It was meet that we should
make merry, and be glad: for this
thy brother was dead, and is alive
again; and was lost, and is found.
(Luke 15:11-32 KJV)
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