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41-MAT/14.usfm

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 \v 2 He said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead ones. Therefore these powers are at work in him."
 
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-\v 3 For Herod had laid hold upon John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
+\v 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
 \v 4 For John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her as your wife."
 \v 5 Herod would have put him to death, but he feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.
 
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 \v 8 After being instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist."
-\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath, and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done.
+\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done.
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 \v 10 He sent and beheaded John in the prison.
 \v 11 Then his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she took it to her mother.
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 \v 18 Jesus said, "Bring them to me."
 
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-\v 19 Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them to the crowd.
+\v 19 Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
 \v 20 They all ate and were filled. Then they took up what remained of the broken pieces of food—twelve baskets full.
 \v 21 Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
 
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-\v 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he himself would send the crowd away.
-\v 23 After he had sent the crowd away, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had fully come, he was there alone.
+\v 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
+\v 23 After he had sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
 \v 24 But the boat was now a long way from land, being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was blowing against them.
 
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41-MAT/15.usfm

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 \v 6 that person does not need to honor his father. In this way you have made void the word of God for the sake of your traditions.
 
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-\v 7 You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
+\v 7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
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 \v 8 'This people honors me with their lips,
 \q but their heart is far from me.
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 \v 9 They worship me in vain,
-\q because they teach as their doctrines the commands of people.'"
+\q because they teach as their doctrines the commandments of people.'"
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-\v 32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me for three days already and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without eating, so they will not faint on the way."
+\v 32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me for three days already and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without eating, or they may faint on the way."
 \v 33 The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?"
 \v 34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
 \v 35 Then Jesus commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground.

41-MAT/16.usfm

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-\v 5 The disciples came to the other side, but forgot to take bread.
+\v 5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
 \v 6 Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
 \v 7 The disciples reasoned among themselves and said, "It is because we took no bread."
 \v 8 Jesus was aware of this and said, "You of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves and say that it is because you have taken no bread?
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 \v 26 For what does it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? What can a person give in exchange for his life?
 
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-\v 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. Then he will pay every person according to his deeds.
+\v 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. Then he will reward every person according to what he has done.
 \v 28 Truly I say to you, there are some of you who are standing here, who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
 
 

41-MAT/17.usfm

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-\v 1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves.
+\v 1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up a high mountain by themselves.
 \v 2 He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as brilliant as the light.
 
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 \v 17 Jesus answered and said, "Unbelieving and corrupt generation, how long will I have to stay with you? How long must I bear with you? Bring him here to me."
-\v 18 Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him. The boy was healed from that hour.
+\v 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.
 
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