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24:36
 
No, nor even God’s Son,
literally, “Neither the Son.” Many ancient manuscripts omit this phrase.

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24:37-38
 
The world will be at ease,
implied.

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24:39
 
wouldn’t believe,
literally, “knew not.”

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25:1
 
bridesmaids,
literally, “virgins.”

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25:12
 
It is too late,
literally, “I know you not.”

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25:13
 
of my return,
implied.

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25:24-25
 
and I was afraid you would rob me of what I earned,
literally, “reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter, and I was afraid.”

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25:31
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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25:32
 
separate the people,
literally, “separate the nations.”

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26:2
 
I,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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26:23
 
the one I served first,
literally, “he that dipped his hand with me in the dish.”

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26:24
 
For I must die,
literally, “The Son of Man goes.”

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26:31
 
in the Scriptures,
see Zechariah 13:7.

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26:45
 
I am,
literally, “The Son of Man is.”

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26:49
 
embraced,
literally, “kissed,” the greeting still used among men in Eastern lands.

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26:64
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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26:69
 
with Jesus, for both of you are from Galilee,
literally, “with Jesus the Galilean.”

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26:73
 
Galilean,
implied.

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27:1
 
to sentence Jesus to death,
literally, “took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.” They did not have the authority themselves.

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27:3
 
deeply regretted what he had done,
 literally, “repented himself.”

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27:11
 
the Jews’ Messiah,
literally, “the ‘King’ of the Jews.”

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27:17
 
Jesus your Messiah,
literally, “Jesus who is called Christ.”

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27:21
 
when the governor asked again,
implied.

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27:45
 
earth,
or “land.”

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27:51
 
secluding the Holiest Place,
implied.

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27:54
 
God’s Son,
or “a godly man.”

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27:62
 
at the close of the first day of the Passover ceremonies,
implied; literally, “on the morrow, which is after the Preparation.”

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27:66
 
So they sealed the stone.
This was done by stringing a cord across the rock, the cord being sealed at each end with clay.

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28:9
 
Good morning,
literally, “All hail!”

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28:19
 
in all the nations,
literally, “of all nations.”

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28:20
 
world,
or “age.”

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1:2
 
his Son,
implied.

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1:3
 
Isaiah said.
Some ancient manuscripts read, “the prophets said.” This quotation, unrecorded in the book of Isaiah, appears in Malachi 3:1.
be ready for the Lord’s arrival,
literally, “make ready the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.”

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1:4
 
so that God could forgive them,
literally, “preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”

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1:7
 
so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave,
literally, “whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.”

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1:8
 
with water,
or “in water.” The Greek word is not clear on this controversial point.
with God’s Holy Spirit,
or “in God’s Holy Spirit”; the Greek is not clear.

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1:12-13
 
afterwards,
implied in parallel passages.

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1:14
 
by King Herod,
implied.

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1:22
 
quite unlike what they were used to hearing,
literally, “not as the scribes.”

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2:4
 
right down in front of Jesus,
implied.

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2:6
 
religious leaders,
literally, “scribes.”

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2:9-11
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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2:16
 
the Jewish religious leaders,
literally, “the scribes of the Pharisees.”

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2:21
 
way of doing things,
implied.

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2:23
 
eating the grain,
implied.

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2:25-26
 
special bread,
literally “shewbread.”

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2:28
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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3:6
 
Pharisees,
a religious sect of the Jews.
Herodians,
a pro-Roman political party.

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3:27
 
cast out,
implied.

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3:30
 
instead of acknowledging it was by the Holy Spirit’s power,
implied.

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4:33
 
as much as they were ready to understand,
literally, “as they were able to hear.”

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5:20
 
to visit the Ten Towns,
or “to visit Decapolis.”

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6:37
 
a fortune,
literally, “200 denarii,” a year’s wages.

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6:52
 
For they didn’t want to believe,
literally, “For their hearts were hardened,” perhaps implying jealousy, as in 6:2-6.

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7:3
 
sprinkled their arms to the elbows,
literally, “washed with the fist.”

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7:15-16
 Many of the ancient manuscripts add v. 16: “If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Your souls aren’t harmed by what you eat, but by what you think and say,
literally, “What proceeds out of the man defiles the man.”

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7:24
 
the region of Tyre and Sidon,
about fifty miles away.

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7:27
 
First I should help my own family—the Jews,
literally, “Let the children eat first.”

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8:11
 
to argue with him,
literally, “to test him.”

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8:12
 
How many more miracles do you people need?
literally, “Why does this generation seek a sign?”

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8:21
 
And yet you think I’m worried that we have no bread?
literally, “Do you not yet understand?”

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8:31
 
he would suffer,
literally, “the Son of Man would suffer.”

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8:32
 
chided him,
“began to rebuke him.”

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8:38
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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9:9
 
after he had risen,
literally, “after the Son of Man had risen.”

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9:11
 
before the Messiah could come,
implied.

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9:12-13
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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9:18
 
become rigid,
or “is growing weaker day by day.”

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9:19
 
to his disciples,
implied.
Oh, what tiny faith you have,
literally, “O unbelieving generation.”

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9:29
 
Cases like this require prayer.
“And fasting” is added in some manuscripts, but not the most ancient.

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9:39
 
will quickly turn against me,
literally, “will be able to speak evil of me.”

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9:43-44
 Verses 44, 46 (which are identical with v. 48) are omitted in some of the ancient manuscripts.

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9:49
 
where all are salted with fire,
literally, “for everyone shall be salted with fire.”

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10:1
 
Then he left Capernaum,
literally, “And rising up, he went from there.” Mentioned here so quietly, this was his final farewell to Galilee. He never returned until after his death and resurrection.

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10:13
 
mothers,
implied.

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10:20
 
never once,
literally, “never from my youth.”

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10:24
 
for those who trust in riches.
Some of the ancient manuscripts do not contain these words.

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10:33
 
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

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10:35
 
came over and spoke to him in a low voice,
literally, “came up to him.”

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