FD issues chapters 11-13

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 \v 3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Lord needs to use it. He will send it back here with someone as soon as he no longer needs it.'"
 
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 \v 4 So the two disciples went and found a young donkey. It was tied close to the door of a house, which was beside the street. Then they untied it.
 \v 5 Some of the people who were there said to them, "Why are you untying that donkey?"
 \v 6 They told them what Jesus had said. So the people permitted them to take the donkey.
 
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 \v 7 The two disciples brought the donkey to Jesus and put their cloaks on it to make something for him to sit on.
 \v 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road in front of him. Others cut branches from palm trees in nearby fields and spread them along the road.
 \v 9 The people who were going in front of him and behind him were all shouting, "Praise God!" and "May God bless this one who comes with his authority."
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 \v 21 Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the fig tree and he said to Jesus, "Teacher, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!"
 
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 \v 22 Jesus replied, "Trust in God!
 \v 23 Also note this: If anyone says to this mountain, 'Be raised up and thrown into the sea!' and if he does not doubt that it will happen, that is, if he believes that it will happen, God will do it for him.
 
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-\v 24 So I tell you, whenever you ask God for something when you pray, believe that you will receive it, and, if you do, God will do it for you.
+\v 24 So I tell you, whenever you ask God for something when you pray, believe that you will receive it, and if you do believe, God will do it for you.
 \v 25 Now, I tell you this also: Whenever you are praying, if you have a grudge against people because they have harmed you, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven will likewise forgive your sins."
 \v 26 \f + \ft Some ancient authorities include:
 \fqa But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins. \f*
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 \v 28 They said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things like those you did here yesterday?"
 
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 \v 29 Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do those things.
 \v 30 Was it God who authorized John to baptize those who came to him? Or was it people who authorized him?"
 
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 \v 31 They debated among themselves as to what they should answer. They said to each other, "If we say that it was God who authorized him, he will say to us, 'Then you should have believed what John said!'
 \v 32 On the other hand, if we say that it was people who authorized John, then what will happen to us?" They were afraid to say that about John, because they knew that the people would be very angry with them. They knew that all the people truly believed that John was a prophet whom God had sent.
-\v 33 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know from whom John received his authority." Then Jesus said to them, "Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things here yesterday."
+\v 33 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know from whom John received his authority." 
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+Then Jesus said to them, "Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things here yesterday."
 
 
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 \v 9 So do you know what the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those evil men who had taken a lease on his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
 
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-\v 10 Now think carefully about these words, which you have read in the scriptures:
-\p "The men who were building the building refused to use a certain stone. But the Lord has put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building!
-\v 11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it."
+\v 10 Now think carefully about these words that you have read in the scriptures:
+\p 'The men who were building the building refused to use a certain stone. But the Lord has put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building!
+\v 11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.'
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 \v 12 Then the Jewish leaders realized that Jesus was accusing them when he told this story about what those wicked people did. So they wanted to arrest him. But they were afraid of what the crowds of people would do if they did that. So they left him and went away.
 
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-\v 13 The Jewish leaders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some members of the party that supported Herod Antipas. They wanted to trick Jesus; they wanted to make him say something wrong so they could show people that he taught wrong things so they could bring charges against him.
+\v 13 The Jewish leaders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some members of the party that supported Herod Antipas. They wanted to trick Jesus; they wanted to make him say something wrong so they could show people that he taught wrong things and they could bring charges against him.
 \v 14 After they arrived, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you teach the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about what people say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants us to do. So tell us what you think about this matter: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?"
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 \v 15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know what God wanted them to do. So he said to them, "I know that you are just trying to make me say something wrong for which you can accuse me. But I will answer your question anyway. Bring me a coin so that I might look at it."
 
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-\v 16 After they had brought him a coin, he asked them, "Whose picture is on this coin? And whose name is on it?" They replied, "It is a picture and the name of Caesar."
+\v 16 After they had brought him a coin, he asked them, "Whose picture is on this coin? And whose name is on it?" 
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+They replied, "It is a picture and the name of Caesar."
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 \v 17 Jesus said to them, "That is correct, so give to Caesar what belongs to him, and give to God what belongs to him." They were completely amazed by what he said.
 
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 \v 23 Now on the day when people will become alive again after they die, whose wife will that woman be? Keep in mind that she had been married to all seven brothers!"
 
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 \v 24 Jesus replied to them, "You are certainly wrong. You do not know what the scriptures teach about this. You also do not understand God's power to make people alive again.
 \v 25 That woman will not be the wife of any of those brothers, because when people become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven. Angels do not marry.
 
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 \v 28 A man who taught the Jewish laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus had answered the Sadducees' question very well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, "Which commandment is the most important?"
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 \v 29 Jesus answered, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord.
 \v 30 You must love the Lord your God in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!'
 \v 31 The next most important commandment is: 'You must love the people around you as much as you love yourself.' No other commandment is more important than these two!"
 
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 \v 32 The man said to Jesus, "Teacher, you have answered well. You correctly said that God is the only God and that there is no other God.
 \v 33 You have also said correctly that we should love God in all that we want and feel, in all that we think, and in all that we do. And you have said correctly that we must love people with whom we come in contact as much as we love ourselves. And you have also correctly said that doing these things pleases God more than offering animals to him or burning other sacrifices."
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 \v 34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, "You are close to becoming one of God's people." After that, the Jewish leaders were afraid to ask him any more questions like that to try to trick him.
 
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 \v 4 "Tell us, when will these things happen? What will happen to show us these things are about to take place?"
 
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 \v 5 Jesus replied to them, "Beware that no one deceive you concerning what will happen!
 \v 6 Many people will come and say that I sent them. They will say, 'I am the Christ that God promised!' By falsely claiming to be the Christ, they will deceive many people.
 
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-\v 9 Be ready for what people will do to you at that time. They will arrest you and put you on trial before groups of leaders. People will beat you in various synagogues. They will put you on trial in the presence of high government authorities. As a result, you will be able to tell them about me.
+\v 9 "Be ready for what people will do to you at that time. They will arrest you and put you on trial before groups of leaders. People will beat you in various synagogues. They will put you on trial in the presence of high government authorities. As a result, you will be able to tell them about me.
 \v 10 My followers must proclaim the good news to people in all nations before God finishes everything that he has planned.
 
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-\v 14 During that time the detestable thing will enter the temple. It will defile the temple and cause people to abandon it. When you see it where it should not be, you should run away quickly! (May everyone who is reading this pay attention to this warning!) At that time those people who are in the district of Judea should flee to higher hills.
+\v 14 "During that time the detestable thing will enter the temple. It will defile the temple and cause people to abandon it. When you see it where it should not be, you should run away quickly!" (May everyone who is reading this pay attention to this warning!) "At that time those people who are in the district of Judea should flee to higher hills.
 \v 15 Those people who are outside their houses should not enter their houses in order to get anything.
 \v 16 Those who are working in a field should not return to their houses in order to get additional clothes.
 
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 \v 17 I feel very sorry for women who will be pregnant and women who will be nursing their babies in those days, because it will be very difficult for them to run away!
-\v 18-19 In those days people will suffer very severely. People have never suffered like that since the time when God first created the world until now; and people will not suffer that way again. So pray that this painful time will not happen in winter, when it will be hard to travel.
+\v 18-19 In those days people will suffer very severely. People have never suffered like that since the time when God first created the world until now, and people will not suffer that way again. So pray that this painful time will not happen in winter, when it will be hard to travel.
 \v 20 If the Lord had not decided that he would shorten that time when people suffer so much, everyone would die. But he has decided to shorten that time because he is concerned about the people whom he has chosen.
 
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-\v 21-22 At that time people will falsely say that they are the Christ that God promised. And some will appear claiming to be prophets from God. Then they will perform many kinds of miracles. They will even try to deceive the people whom God has chosen. So at that time if someone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ that God promised!', or if someone says, 'Look over there, he is the Christ!', do not believe it!
+\v 21-22 At that time people will falsely say that they are the Christ that God promised. And some will appear claiming to be prophets from God. Then they will perform many kinds of miracles. They will even try to deceive the people whom God has chosen. So at that time if someone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ that God promised!' or if someone says, 'Look over there, he is the Christ!' do not believe it!
 \v 23 Be alert! Remember that I have warned you about all this before it happens!
 
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-\v 24 After the time when people suffer like that, the sun will become dark, and the moon will not shine;
-\v 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and all powerful things in the sky will be shaken out of their place.
+\v 24 "After the time when people suffer like that, 'the sun will become dark, and the moon will not shine;
+\v 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and all powerful things in the sky will be shaken out of their place.'
 \v 26 Then people will see me, the Son of Man, coming through the clouds powerfully and gloriously.
 \v 27 Then I will send out my angels so they can gather together the people whom God has chosen from everywhere, from the most remote places on earth.
 
 
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-\v 28 Now I want you to learn something from how fig trees grow. When their branches become tender and their leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near for us.
+\v 28 "Now I want you to learn something from how fig trees grow. When their branches become tender and their leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near for us.
 \v 29 Similarly, when you see what I have just described happening, you yourselves will know that it is very near the time for me to return. It will be as though I am already at the door.
 
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 \v 34 When a man who wants to travel to a distant place is about to leave his house, he tells his servants that they should manage the house. He tells each one what he should do. Then he tells the doorkeeper to be ready for his return.
 
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-\v 35 That man must always be ready, because he does not know whether his master will return in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn. Similarly, you also must always be ready, because you do not know when I will return.
+\v 35 That man must always be ready because he does not know whether his master will return in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn. Similarly, you also must always be ready because you do not know when I will return.
 \v 36 May it not happen that when I come suddenly, I will find that you are not ready!
 \v 37 These words that I am saying to you disciples I am saying to everyone: Always be ready!"