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⁹ But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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¹⁰ And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

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¹¹ But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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¹² Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

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¹³ And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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¹⁴ Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

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¹⁵ And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

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¹ And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

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⁵ And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

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⁵ And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

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⁷ And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

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⁸ And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

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⁹ And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

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¹⁰ And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

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¹¹ Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

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¹² Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

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³¹ And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

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³⁹ And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

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⁴⁰ And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

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⁴² And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

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⁴⁹ Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

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¹⁰ Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, night, and perished in a night: night:

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⁴ And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

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¹ And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

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⁸ And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

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¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them, Can Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

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¹⁰ And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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¹¹ He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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²⁷ So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

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²⁸ He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

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²⁹ But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

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³⁷ He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

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¹⁰ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

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¹² Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

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¹³ But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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¹⁵ Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

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³² Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

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¹³ But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

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²⁸ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

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²⁹ He answered answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

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³⁰ And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

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³⁸ But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

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¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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¹² But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

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²¹ His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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²² He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

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²³ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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²⁴ Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

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²⁶ His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

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² And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

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²³ And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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¹¹ And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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¹³ And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

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²¹ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

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²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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⁸ And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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⁵ And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

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⁸ And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung dung it:

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¹ And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

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² And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

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³ Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

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⁵ So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

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⁶ And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

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⁷ Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

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⁴ And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor nor regard man;

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⁶ And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

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⁴³ Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

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⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

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¹⁰ And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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³⁰ And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. dead.

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³⁵ And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, again, I will repay thee.

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³⁷ And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

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¹⁸ 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.

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²⁰ 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?

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⁵⁴ 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.

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¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons:

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¹² 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.

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¹⁷ 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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²¹ 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.

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²² 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:

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²⁷ And he said unto him, him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

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²⁹ 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:

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³¹ And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

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²⁴ And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

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²⁵ But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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²⁷ Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

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³⁰ And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

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³¹ And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

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¹² He said therefore, A certain nobleman nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

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¹³ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

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¹⁷ And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority authority over ten cities.

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¹⁹ And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

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²⁴ And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

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²⁵ And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

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¹⁴ But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.