Editorial Preface |
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Author's Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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Commentary Bibliography |
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General Bibliography |
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Dedicatory Preface (1:1--4) |
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3 | (10) |
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The Infancy Prologue (1:5--2:52) |
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13 | (123) |
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John's Birth Announced (1:5--25) |
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13 | (23) |
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Jesus' Birth Announced (1:26--38) |
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36 | (23) |
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Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39--56) |
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59 | (18) |
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Birth, Circumcision, and Naming of John (1:57--66) |
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77 | (4) |
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Zechariah's Prophecy (1:67--80) |
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81 | (12) |
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The Birth of Jesus (2:1--21) |
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93 | (20) |
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Presentation and Recognition in the Temple (2:22--40) |
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113 | (13) |
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In the House of His Father (2:41--52) |
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126 | (10) |
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Preparation for the Ministry of Jesus (3:1--4:13) |
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136 | (48) |
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John the Baptist (3:1--6) |
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136 | (9) |
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The Preaching of John (3:7--18) |
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145 | (10) |
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The Imprisonment of John (3:19--20) |
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155 | (2) |
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Jesus Endowed with the Spirit and Affirmed as Son (3:21--22) |
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157 | (9) |
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The Genealogy of Jesus (3:23--38) |
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166 | (8) |
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Temptations of the Son in the Wilderness (4:1--13) |
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174 | (10) |
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Preaching in the Synagogues of the Jews (4:14--44) |
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184 | (34) |
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Return to Galilee (4:14--15) |
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184 | (4) |
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Preaching in Nazareth (4:16--30) |
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188 | (15) |
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Preaching in Capernaum (4:31--37) |
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203 | (6) |
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Healing Simon's Mother-in-Law (4:38--39) |
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209 | (3) |
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Healing Mary at Sundown (4:40--41) |
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212 | (2) |
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Leaving Capernaum for a Wider Judean Ministry (4:42--44) |
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214 | (4) |
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Making a Response to Jesus (5:1--6:16) |
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218 | (55) |
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Fishing Associates for Jesus(5:1--11) |
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218 | (6) |
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The Cleansing of a Leper (5:12---16) |
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224 | (5) |
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The Forgiveness of a Paralyzed Man (5:17--26) |
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229 | (10) |
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The New and the Old: The Call of Levi, Eating with Sinners, and the Question of Fasting (5:27--39) |
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239 | (12) |
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Provision for the Sabbath by the Son of Man (6:1--5) |
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251 | (8) |
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Doing Good on the Sabbath (6:6--11) |
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259 | (3) |
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The Call of the Twelve Apostles (6:12--16) |
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262 | (11) |
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A Sermon for the Disciples: The Status and Demands of Being the Eschatological People of God (6:17--49) |
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273 | (39) |
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Disciples and People Come to Hear and Be Healed (6:17--19) |
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273 | (4) |
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Beatitudes and Woes (6:20--26) |
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277 | (14) |
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The Call to Love of Enemies and Nonjudgmental Generosity (6:27--38) |
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291 | (13) |
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The Importance of What Jesus Teaches and the Need to Act upon It (6:39--49) |
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304 | (8) |
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Something Greater than John Is Here (7:1--50) |
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312 | (51) |
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The Authority of Jesus over Life and Death (7:1--10) |
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312 | (7) |
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God Has Visited His People (7:11--17) |
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319 | (6) |
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Are You the Coming One? (7:18--23) |
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325 | (8) |
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What Was in the Wilderness? (7:24--28) |
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333 | (6) |
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John and Jesus, and This Generation and the Children of Wisdom (7:29--35) |
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339 | (10) |
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The Pharisee and the Sinful Woman (7:36--50) |
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349 | (14) |
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Itinerant Preaching with the Twelve and the Women (8:1--9:20) |
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363 | (94) |
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Itinerant Preaching with the Twelve and the Women (8:1--3) |
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363 | (5) |
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Potent Seed and Varied Soils (8:4--8) |
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368 | (9) |
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Knowing the Secrets of the Kingdom of God (8:9--10) |
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377 | (4) |
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The Parable Explained (8:11--15) |
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381 | (7) |
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Take Care What You Hear (8:16--18) |
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388 | (4) |
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Jesus' Mother and Brothers (8:19--21) |
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392 | (3) |
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The Stilling of the Storm (8:22--25) |
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395 | (7) |
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The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac (8:26--39) |
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402 | (13) |
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Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with the Flow of Blood (8:40--56) |
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415 | (9) |
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Sharing in Jesus' Ministry (9:1--6) |
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424 | (5) |
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Who Then Is This? (9:7--9) |
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429 | (4) |
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Feeding the Multitudes (9:10--17) |
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433 | (14) |
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"[ We Say You Are] the Christ of God" (9:18--20) |
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447 | (10) |
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Making Ready for the Trip to Jerusalem (9:21--50) |
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457 | (75) |
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Tell No One, Because the Son of Man Must Suffer (9:21--22) |
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457 | (11) |
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468 | (6) |
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To Follow Me, You Must Give Away Your Life to Gain It (9:23--27) |
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474 | (13) |
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A Foretaste of Jesus' Future Glory (9:28--36) |
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487 | (18) |
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Jesus Heals a Possessed Boy When the Disciples Cannot (9:37--43a) |
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505 | (6) |
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The Son of Man Is to Be Delivered Up (9:43b--45) |
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511 | (5) |
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Who Is the Greatest? (9:46--48) |
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516 | (6) |
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The Exorcist Who Was Not Part of the Group (9:49--50) |
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522 | (3) |
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Excursus: The Journey to Jerusalem |
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525 | (7) |
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Accompanying Jesus to Jerusalem (9:51--10:24) |
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532 | (46) |
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Rejection in a Village of the Samaritans (9:51--56) |
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532 | (6) |
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Following Jesus without Qualification (9:57--62) |
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538 | (7) |
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Mission Charge for the Seventy Who Are Sent Ahead (10:1--16) |
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545 | (15) |
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The Return of the Seventy (-Two) (10:17--20) |
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560 | (7) |
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Jesus Rejoices at What God Has Now Been Pleased to Reveal (10:21--24) |
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567 | (11) |
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Love of God and Love of Neighbor (10:25--42) |
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578 | (29) |
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What Shall I Do to Inherit Eternal Life? (10:25--28) |
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578 | (8) |
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Who Is My Neighbor? (10:29--37) |
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586 | (12) |
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The One Necessary Thing (10:38--42) |
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598 | (9) |
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Confident Prayer to the Father (11:1--13) |
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607 | (26) |
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Praying like Jesus (11:1--4) |
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607 | (14) |
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Help from a Friend (11:5--8) |
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621 | (6) |
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Asking as a Son of the Father (11:9--13) |
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627 | (6) |
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Conflict and Contrast (11:14--54) |
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633 | (40) |
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Casting out Demons by the Finger of God (11:14--23) |
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633 | (11) |
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The False Hope of a Temporary Benefit (11:24--26) |
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644 | (3) |
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Who Is Blessed? (11:27--28) |
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647 | (2) |
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No Sign but the "Sign" of Jonah (11:29--32) |
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649 | (6) |
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Making Good Use of the Lamps (11:33--36) |
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655 | (4) |
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Woes against Pharisees and Lawyers (11:37--54) |
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659 | (14) |
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Preparing for the Coming Judgment (12:1--13:9) |
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673 | (48) |
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The Need for a Clear-cut Acknowledgment of Jesus (12:1--12) |
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673 | (9) |
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The Folly of Preoccupation with Possessions (12:13--21) |
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682 | (7) |
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The Generous Provider Requires Generous Disciples (12:22--34) |
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689 | (7) |
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Be Ready and Alert, and on the Job for the Master (12:35--48) |
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696 | (10) |
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The Prospect of Fire, Baptism, and Division (12:49--53) |
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706 | (4) |
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Interpreting the Present Time (12:54--56) |
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710 | (3) |
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Under Accusation and on the Way to the Court of Justice! (12:57--59) |
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713 | (2) |
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The Need for Timely Repentance (13:1--9) |
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715 | (6) |
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Reversals Now and to Come (13:10--14:35) |
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721 | (46) |
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Releasing on the Sabbath the One Bound by Satan (13:10--17) |
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721 | (5) |
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The Kingdom of God Is like Mustard Seed (13:18--19) |
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726 | (3) |
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The Kingdom of God Is like Leaven (13:20--21) |
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729 | (2) |
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"Is It True that Those Who Are Saved Will Be Few?" (13:22--30) |
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731 | (6) |
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Jesus' Fate in, and the Fate of, Jerusalem (13:31--35) |
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737 | (7) |
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Healing on the Sabbath the Man with Dropsy (14:1--6) |
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744 | (3) |
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"When You Are Invited to a Banquet." (14:7--11) |
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747 | (2) |
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"When You Are Going to Give a Luncheon or a Dinner (14:12--14) |
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749 | (3) |
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Who "Shall Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God"? (14:15--24) |
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752 | (7) |
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The Disciple's Fate, and the Possibility of Failed Discipleship (14:25--35) |
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759 | (8) |
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That Which Was Lost Is Found (15:1--32) |
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767 | (25) |
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The Joy of Finding the One Lost Sheep (15:1--7) |
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767 | (7) |
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The Joy of Finding the Lost Coin (15:8--10) |
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774 | (3) |
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The Father and His Two Sons: "We Had to Make Merry" (15:11--32) |
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777 | (15) |
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Use and Abuse of Riches (16.1--31) |
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792 | (42) |
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The Dishonest Steward: "What Am I Going to Do?" (16:1--8) |
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792 | (12) |
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Serving God and Using Mammon (16:9--13) |
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804 | (5) |
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Lovers of Money and Seekers of Honor (16:14--15) |
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809 | (2) |
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The Demands of the Law and the Prophets, and Those of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God (16:16--18) |
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811 | (12) |
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The Outcome of Life for the Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19--31) |
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823 | (11) |
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Fitting Response to the Demand and Working of the Kingdom of God (17:1--19) |
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834 | (15) |
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Dealing with Sin in the Disciple Community (17:1--6) |
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834 | (6) |
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"We Are Slaves to Whom No Favor Is Owed" (17:7--10) |
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840 | (3) |
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The Response of Faith to the Healing Mercy of God (17:11--19) |
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843 | (6) |
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Who Will Be Ready When the Son of Man Comes? (17:20--18:8) |
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849 | (23) |
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When Will the Kingdom of God Come? (17:20--21) |
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849 | (5) |
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The Days of the Son of Man (17:22--37) |
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854 | (10) |
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Speedy Vindication for Any Who Have Faith (18:1--8) |
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864 | (8) |
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Entering the Kingdom like a Child (18:9--30) |
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872 | (22) |
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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector at Prayer (18:9--14) |
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872 | (8) |
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Entering the Kingdom of God like a Child (18:15--17) |
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880 | (3) |
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"What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?" (18:18--23) |
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883 | (5) |
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"How Hard It Is for Those Who Have Money to Enter the Kingdom of God!" (18:24--30) |
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888 | (6) |
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"Everything Written about the Son of Man Will Be Carried Out" (18:31--34) |
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