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11:23
 
highly honored,
i.e., highly honored by Christ’s being there.

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12:8
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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12:10
 
The Pharisees,
implied.
arrest,
literally, “accuse.”

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12:11
 
Of course you would,
implied.

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12:21
 
Of all the world,
see Isaiah 42:1-4.

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12:23
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of David.”

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12:24
 
Satan,
literally, “Beelzebub.”

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12:29
 
Satan,
literally, “the strong.”
Only then can his demons be cast out,
literally, “Then will he spoil his house.”

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12:31-32
 
me,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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12:39-40
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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12:41
 
and you refuse to believe him,
implied. Also in v. 42.

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12:43-45
 
goes into the deserts,
literally, “passes through waterless places.”

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12:46-47
 
in a crowded house,
implied in Mark 3:32.

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13:10
 
Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?
is implied.

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13:12-13
 
so people will hear and see but not understand.
Those who were receptive to spiritual truth understood the illustrations. To others they were only stories without meaning.

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13:19
 
Satan,
literally, “the evil.”

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13:23
 
brings thirty, sixty, or even a hundred others into the Kingdom,
literally, “produces a crop many times greater than the amount planted—thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much.”

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13:34-35
 
beginning of time,
see Psalm 78:2.

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13:37
 
I am,
literally, “the Son of Man is.”

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13:41
 
I,
literally, “The Son of Man.”

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13:52
 
from the Old Testament as well as from the New,
literally, “brings back out of his treasure things both new and old.” The paraphrase is of course highly anachronistic!

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13:53-54
 
Nazareth in Galilee,
implied.

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14:1
 
King Herod,
literally, “the Tetrarch”—he was one of four “kings” over this area, his sovereignty being Galilee and Peraea.

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14:3
 
at the demand of,
literally, “on account of.”

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15:5-6
 
to the church,
literally, “to God.”

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15:9
 
those from God,
see Isaiah 29:13.

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15:11
 
It is what you say and think that makes you unclean,
implied; literally, “What comes out of a man defiles a man.”

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15:21
 
walked the fifty miles,
implied; literally, “withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.”

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16:1
 
Pharisees and Sadducees.
Jewish politico-religious leaders of two different parties.

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16:13
 
I,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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16:21
 
of the Jewish leaders,
literally, “of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes.”

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17:4
 
three shelters,
literally, “three tabernacles” or “tents.” What was in Peter’s mind is not explained.

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17:5
 
Obey him,
literally, “Hear him.”

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17:10
 
Elijah must return before the Messiah comes,
implied. Literally, “that Elijah must come first.”

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17:12
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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17:21
 This verse is omitted in many of the ancient manuscripts.

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18:6
 
to lose his faith,
literally, “to stumble.”

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18:7
 
for all its evils,
literally, “because of occasions of stumbling.”

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18:10
 
have constant access,
or “do always behold.”

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18:11
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.” Verse 11 is left out of many manuscripts, some ancient.

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18:17
 
should excommunicate him,
literally, “should let him be to you as the Gentile and the publican.”

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18:24
 
$10 million,
literally, “10,000 talents.” Approximately £3 million.

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18:28
 
$2,000,
approximately £700.

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19:9
 “And the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” This sentence is added in some ancient manuscripts.

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19:12
 
born without the ability to marry,
literally, “born eunuchs,” or “born emasculated.”

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19:17
 
for God alone is truly good,
implied from Luke 18:19.

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19:28
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”
in the Kingdom,
literally, “in the regeneration.”

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19:29
 
wife,
omitted here in many manuscripts but included in Luke 18:29.

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20:2
 
$20 a day,
literally, “a denarius,” the payment for a day’s labor; equivalent to $20 in modern times, or £7.

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20:18
 
I,
literally, “The Son of Man.”

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20:21
 
sit on two thrones,
implied. Also in v. 23.

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20:28
 
Your attitude,
implied.
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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21:7
 
threw their garments over the colt,
implied.

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21:9
 
God’s Man is here,
literally, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

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21:19
 
soon,
or “immediately.”

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21:23
 
by whose authority he had thrown out the merchants the day before,
literally, “By what authority do you do these things?”

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21:42
 
the honored cornerstone,
literally, “the head of the corner.”

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21:43
 
that will give God his share of the crop,
literally, “bringing forth the fruits.”

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21:44
 
on this rock of truth,
literally, “on this stone.”

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22:11
 
provided for him,
implied.

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22:16
 
the Herodians
were a Jewish political party.

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22:32
 
of the living,
i.e., if Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, long dead, were not alive in the presence of God, then God would have said, “I
was
the God of Abraham, etc.”

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23:2
 
keep making up so many laws,
literally, “sit on Moses’ seat.”

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23:5
 
act holy,
implied.
wearing . . . little prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside,
literally, “enlarging their phylacteries.”

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23:39
 
from God,
literally, “in the name of the Lord.”

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24:3
 
world,
literally, “age.”

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24:15
 
the horrible thing,
literally, “the abomination of desolation.”
Daniel,
see Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11.
Note to the reader: You know what is meant,
literally, “Let the reader take note.”

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24:17
 
porches,
literally, “rooftops,” which, being flat, were used as porches at that time. See Acts 10:9.

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24:20
 
on the Sabbath.
The city gates were closed on the Sabbath.

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24:22
 
God’s chosen people,
literally, “the elect.”

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24:24
 
God’s chosen ones,
literally, “the elect.”

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24:27
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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24:29
 
the stars will seem to fall from the heavens,
literally, “the stars shall fall from heaven.”
the earth will be convulsed,
literally, “the powers of the heavens shall be shaken”; see Ephesians 6:12.

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24:30
 
of my coming,
literally, “of the coming of the Son of Man.”

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24:31
 
from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven,
literally, “from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

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24:33
 
my return is near,
literally, “he is nigh.”

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24:34
 
this age will come to its close,
literally, “this generation shall pass away.”

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