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43-LUK/03.usfm

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-\v 21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
+\v 21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, the heavens opened,
 \v 22 and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you."
 
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43-LUK/10.usfm

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 \v 25 Behold, a certain teacher of the Jewish laws stood up so that he might test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
 \v 26 Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
-\v 27 And giving an answer he said, "You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
+\v 27 He gave an answer and he said, "You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
 \v 28 Jesus said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."
 
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-\v 29 But the teacher, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
-\v 30 And giving an answer Jesus said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers, who stripped him of his belongings, and beat him, and left him half dead.
+\v 29 But the teacher, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
+\v 30 Jesus answered him and said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers, who stripped him of his belongings, and beat him, and left him half dead.
 
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 \v 31 By chance a certain priest was going down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

43-LUK/11.usfm

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 \v 37 When he had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat with him at his house, so Jesus went in and reclined.
-\v 38 And the Pharisee was surprised that he first did not wash before dinner.
+\v 38 The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus first did not wash before dinner.
 
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 \v 39 But the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of cups and bowls, but the inside of you is filled with greed and evil.
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-\v 45 And a certain teacher of the Jewish laws answered him and said, "Teacher, what you say insults us too."
-\v 46 Jesus said, "And woe to you, teachers of the law! For you burden men with burdens hard to carry, but you do not even touch those burdens with one of your own fingers.
+\v 45 One of the teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, what you say insults us too."
+\v 46 Jesus said, "Woe to you, teachers of the law! For you burden men with burdens hard to carry, but you do not even touch those burdens with one of your own fingers.
 
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 \v 47 Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.

43-LUK/12.usfm

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 \v 13 Then someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
 \v 14 Jesus said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or a mediator over you?"
-\v 15 And he said to them, "Watch that you keep yourselves from all greedy desires, because a person's life does not consist of the abundance of his possessions."
+\v 15 He said to them, "Watch that you keep yourselves from all greedy desires, because a person's life does not consist of the abundance of his possessions."
 
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 \v 16 Then Jesus told them a parable, saying, "The field of a rich man yielded abundantly,
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 \v 24 Consider the ravens, that they do not sow or reap. They have no storeroom or barn, but God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
-\v 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his lifespan?
+\v 25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his lifespan?
 \v 26 If then you are not able to do even that smallest thing, why do you worry about the rest?
 
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 \v 54 Jesus was saying to the crowds also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens.
-\v 55 And when a south wind is blowing, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.
+\v 55 When a south wind is blowing, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.
 \v 56 Hypocrites, you know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the heavens, but how is it that you do not know how to interpret the present time?
 
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43-LUK/13.usfm

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 \v 24 "Struggle to enter through the narrow door, because, I say to you, many will want to enter, but will not be able to enter.
 
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-\v 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, then you will stand outside and pound the door and say, 'Lord, Lord, let us in.' And he will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you or where you are from.'
+\v 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, then you will stand outside and pound the door and say, 'Lord, Lord, let us in.' He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you or where you are from.'
 \v 26 Then you will say, 'We ate and drank in front of you and you taught in our streets.'
 \v 27 But he will reply, 'I say to you, I do not know where you are from. Get away from me, you evildoers!'
 
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 \v 28 There will be crying and the grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God's kingdom, but you are thrown out.
 \v 29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and be seated at a table in the kingdom of God.
-\v 30 And know this, those who are least important will be first, and those who are most important will be last."
+\v 30 Know this, those who are least important will be first, and those who are most important will be last."
 
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43-LUK/14.usfm

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 \v 18 They all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'
-\v 19 And another said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'
-\v 20 And another man said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
+\v 19 Another said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'
+\v 20 Then another man said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
 
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 \v 21 The servant came and told his master these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'
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 \v 31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take advice about whether he is able with ten thousand men to fight the other king who comes against him with twenty thousand men?
-\v 32 And if not, while the other army is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for conditions of peace.
+\v 32 If not, while the other army is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for conditions of peace.
 \v 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.
 
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43-LUK/15.usfm

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 \v 8 Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she were to lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she has found it?
-\v 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.'
+\v 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I lost.'
 \v 10 Even so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
 
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 \v 15 He went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
-\v 16 And he would gladly have eaten the carob pods that the pigs ate, because no one gave him anything.
+\v 16 He would gladly have eaten the carob pods that the pigs ate, because no one gave him anything.
 
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 \v 17 But when the young son came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough food, and I am here, dying from hunger!
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 \v 22 The father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.
 \v 23 Then bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us celebrate with a feast!
-\v 24 For my son was dead, and now he is alive. He was lost, and now he is found.' And they began to celebrate.
+\v 24 For my son was dead, and now he is alive. He was lost, and now he is found.' Then they began to celebrate.
 
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 \v 25 Now his elder son was out in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

43-LUK/16.usfm

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 \v 5 Then the manager called for each one of his master's debtors, and he asked the first one, 'How much do you owe to my master?'
-\v 6 He said, 'A hundred baths of olive oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
-\v 7 Then the manager said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cor of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
+\v 6 He said, 'A hundred baths of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
+\v 7 Then the manager said to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cor of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
 
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 \v 8 The master then commended the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own people than are the children of light.
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 \v 10 He who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and he who is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
 \v 11 If you have not been faithful in using unrighteous money, who will trust you with true wealth?
-\v 12 And if you have not been faithful in using other people's money, who will give you money of your own?
+\v 12 If you have not been faithful in using other people's money, who will give you money of your own?
 
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 \v 13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
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 \v 14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
-\v 15 And he said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. That which is exalted among men is detestable in the sight of God.
+\v 15 He said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. That which is exalted among men is detestable in the sight of God.
 
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 \v 16 The law and the prophets were in effect until John came. From that time on, the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone tries to force their way into it.
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 \v 25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
-\v 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been put in place, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot, and no one can cross over from there to us.'
+\v 26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been put in place, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot, and no one can cross over from there to us.'
 
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 \v 27 The rich man said, 'I beg you, Father Abraham, that you would send him to my father's house—

43-LUK/17.usfm

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 \v 13 and they lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
 
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-\v 14 When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And it came about that, as they went, they were cleansed.
+\v 14 When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." As they went away they were cleansed.
 \v 15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God.
 \v 16 He bowed down at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. He was a Samaritan.
 
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-\v 17 And answering, Jesus said, "Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
+\v 17 Answering, Jesus said, "Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
 \v 18 Were there no others who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"
 \v 19 He said to him, "Arise, and go. Your faith has made you well."
 
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 \v 30 After the same manner it will be in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
-\v 31 In that day, do not let him who is on the housetop go down to get his goods out of the house. And do not let him who is in the field return.
+\v 31 In that day, do not let him who is on the housetop go down to get his goods out of the house; and do not let him who is in the field return.
 
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 \v 32 Remember Lot's wife.
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 \v 36 \f + \ft Luke 17:36 the best ancient copies omit, vs. 36 \fqa There will be two in the field; one will be taken and the other left. \f*
  
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-\v 37 They asked him, "Where, Lord?" And he said to them, "Where there is a body, there will the vultures also be gathered together."
+\v 37 They asked him, "Where, Lord?" and he said to them, "Where there is a body, there will the vultures also be gathered together."
 
 
 

43-LUK/18.usfm

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 \v 42 Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you."
-\v 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.
+\v 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.

43-LUK/19.usfm

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 \v 19 The nobleman said to him, 'You take charge over five cities.'
 
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-\v 20 And another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept safely in a cloth,
+\v 20 Another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept safely in a cloth,
 \v 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.'
 
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43-LUK/20.usfm

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 \v 15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
-\v 16 He will come and destroy these vine growers, and will give the vineyard to others." And when they heard it, they said, "God forbid!"
+\v 16 He will come and destroy these vine growers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "God forbid!"
 
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 \v 17 But Jesus looked at them, and said, "What is the meaning of that which is written:

43-LUK/21.usfm

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 \v 6 "As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another which will not be torn down."
 
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-\v 7 So they asked him, saying, "Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?"
+\v 7 So they asked him, saying, "Teacher, when will these things happen? What will be the sign when these things are about to happen?"
 \v 8 Jesus answered, "Be careful that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.
 \v 9 When you hear of wars and riots, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not happen immediately."
 
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 \v 23 Woe to them who are pregnant and to them who are nursing in those days! For there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.
-\v 24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword and they will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
+\v 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and they will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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-\v 25 There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars. And on the earth, there will be distress of the nations, in despair from the roar of the sea and waves.
+\v 25 There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth. The nations will be in distress, anxious because of the roar of the sea and waves.
 \v 26 There will be men fainting from fear and from expectation of the things which are coming upon the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
 
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43-LUK/22.usfm

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 \v 21 But pay attention. The one who betrays me is with me at the table.
 \v 22 For the Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined. But woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!"
-\v 23 And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who would do this.
+\v 23 They began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who would do this.
 
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 \v 25 He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are masters over them, and the ones who have authority over them are referred to as those who do good to their people.
 
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-\v 26 But it must not be like this with you. Instead, let the one who is the greatest among you become like the youngest. And let the one who is the most important become like the one who serves.
+\v 26 But it must not be like this with you. Instead, let the one who is the greatest among you become like the youngest, and let the one who is the most important become like the one who serves.
 \v 27 For who is greater, the one who sits at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as one who serves.
 
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 \v 28 But you are the ones who have continued with me in my temptations.
 \v 29 I give to you a kingdom, even as my Father has given a kingdom to me,
-\v 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
+\v 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
 
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-\v 35 Then Jesus said to them, "When I sent you out without a purse, a bag of provisions, or shoes, did you lack anything?" And they answered, "Nothing."
+\v 35 Then Jesus said to them, "When I sent you out without a purse, a bag of provisions, or shoes, did you lack anything?" They answered, "Nothing."
 \v 36 Then he said to them, "But now, the one who has a purse, let him take it, and also a bag of provisions. The one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
 
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 \v 37 For I say to you, what is written about me must be fulfilled, 'And he was regarded as one of the lawless.' For what is predicted about me is being fulfilled."
-\v 38 Then they said, "Lord, look! Here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough."
+\v 38 Then they said, "Lord, look! Here are two swords." He said to them, "It is enough."
 
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 \v 49 When those who were around Jesus saw what was happening, they said, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?"
 \v 50 Then one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
-\v 51 Jesus said, "Let this be enough." And he touched his ear, and healed him.
+\v 51 Jesus said, "That is enough!" He touched his ear, and healed him.
 
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 \v 52 Jesus said to the chief priests, to the captains of the temple, and to elders who came against him, "Do you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
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 \v 59 After about an hour another man insisted and said, "Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean."
-\v 60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying." And immediately, while he was speaking, a rooster crowed.
+\v 60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying." Immediately, while he was speaking, a rooster crowed.
 
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 \v 61 Turning, the Lord looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, when he said to him, "Before a rooster crows today you will deny me three times."
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 \v 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
-\v 70 They all said, "Then you are the Son of God?" And Jesus said to them, "You say that I am."
+\v 70 They all said, "Then you are the Son of God?" Jesus said to them, "You say that I am."
 \v 71 They said, "Why do we still need a witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth."

43-LUK/23.usfm

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 \v 2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
 
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-\v 3 Pilate asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And Jesus answered him and said, "You say so."
+\v 3 Pilate asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered him and said, "You say so."
 \v 4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no fault in this man."
 \v 5 But they were insisting, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."
 
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 \v 22 He said to them a third time, "Why, what evil has this man done? I have found nothing deserving the death penalty in him. Therefore after punishing him, I will release him."
 
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-\v 23 But they were insistent with loud voices, demanding for him to be crucified. And their voices convinced Pilate.
+\v 23 But they were insistent with loud voices, demanding for him to be crucified. Their voices convinced Pilate.
 \v 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand.
 \v 25 He released the one they asked for who had been put in prison for rioting and murder. But he delivered up Jesus to their will.
 
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 \v 33 When they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals—one on his right and one on his left.
-\v 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up his garments.
+\v 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Then they cast lots, dividing up his garments.
 
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 \v 35 The people stood watching while the rulers also were mocking him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the chosen one."
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 \v 41 We indeed are here justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds. But this man did nothing wrong."
 
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-\v 42 And he added, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
+\v 42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
 \v 43 Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."
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43-LUK/24.usfm

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 \v 18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only person in Jerusalem who does not know the things which have happened there these days?"
 
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-\v 19 Jesus said to them, "What things?" They answered him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people.
-\v 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified him.
+\v 19 Jesus said to them, "What things?" They answered him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
+\v 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified him.
 
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 \v 21 But we hoped that it was he who would free Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since all these things happened.
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 \v 40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
 
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-\v 41 And they still could not believe it because of joy, and they were amazed. Jesus said to them, "Do you have anything to eat?"
+\v 41 They still could not believe it because of joy, and they were amazed. Jesus said to them, "Do you have anything to eat?"
 \v 42 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish,
 \v 43 and he took it and ate it before them.
 
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 \v 45 Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the scriptures.
 \v 46 He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead ones on the third day.
-\v 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
+\v 47 Repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
 
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 \v 48 You are witnesses of these things.