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43-LUK/02.usfm

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 \v 1 Now in those days, it came about that Caesar Augustus sent out a decree ordering that a census be taken of all the people living in the world.
 \v 2 This was the first census made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
-\v 3 So everyone went to his own town to be registered for the census.
+\v 3 So everyone went to his own city to be registered for the census.
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 \v 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant from the family of David.
 \v 5 He went there to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.
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 \v 38 At that very hour, she came up to them and began thanking, and she spoke about the child to everyone who had been waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
 
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-\v 39 When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
+\v 39 When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
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 \v 40 The child grew and became strong, increasing in wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
 

43-LUK/04.usfm

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-\v 16 He came into Nazareth, the city where he had been raised, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was the custom, and he stood up to read aloud.
+\v 16 He came into Nazareth, the town where he had been raised, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was the custom, and he stood up to read aloud.
 \v 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written,
 
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 \v 27 And there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, but none of them were healed except Naaman the Syrian."
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 \v 28 All the people in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things.
-\v 29 They got up, forced him out of the city, and led him to the cliff of the hill on which their city was built, so they might throw him off the cliff.
+\v 29 They got up, forced him out of the town, and led him to the cliff of the hill on which their town was built, so they might throw him off the cliff.
 \v 30 But he passed through the middle of them and he went to another place.
 
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43-LUK/05.usfm

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-\v 17 It came about on one of those days that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there who had come from many different villages in the regions of Galilee and Judea, and also from the city of Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.
+\v 17 It came about on one of those days that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there who had come from many different villages in the regions of Galilee and Judea, and also from the town of Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.
 
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 \v 18 Now some men came, carrying on a mat a man that was paralyzed, and they looked for a way to bring him inside in order to lay him down in front of Jesus.

43-LUK/07.usfm

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-\v 11 Soon after that Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
-\v 12 As he came near to the city gate, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.
+\v 11 Soon after that Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.
+\v 12 As he came near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a rather large crowd from the town was with her.
 \v 13 When the Lord saw her, he was deeply moved with compassion for her and said to her, "Do not cry."
 \v 14 Then he went up and touched the wooden frame on which they carried the body, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."
 \v 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

43-LUK/08.usfm

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-\v 4 While a large crowd of people was gathering, and people were coming to him from several towns, he spoke to them through a parable.
+\v 4 While a large crowd of people was gathering, and people were coming to him from town after town, he told a parable:
 \v 5 "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell beside the road and they were trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky devoured them.
-\v 6 Some fell on the rock and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
+\v 6 Some fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
 
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 \v 7 And some fell among thorn, and the thorn grew up together with the seed and choked it.
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 \v 33 So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and was drowned.
 
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-\v 34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and told about it in the town and countryside.
+\v 34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and told about it in the city and countryside.
 \v 35 So the people went out to see what had happened. And when they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
 
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 \v 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged him to let him go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
-\v 39 "Return to your home and give a full account of what God has done for you." The man went on his way, proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had done for him.
+\v 39 "Return to your home and give a full account of what God has done for you." The man went on his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what Jesus had done for him.
 
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43-LUK/10.usfm

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 \v 1 Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy \f + \ft Many of the best ancient copies read "seventy" but some read "seventy-two" \f* others, and sent them out two by two, ahead of him to every town and place where he himself was about to go.
-\v 2 He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore urgently pray to the Lord of the harvest, so that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
+\v 2 He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
 
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 \v 3 Go on your way. See, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
-\v 4 Carry no bag of money, no traveler's bag, nor sandals, and greet no one on the way.
+\v 4 Carry no bag of money, no traveler's bag, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
 
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-\v 5 Into whatever house you may enter, first say, 'May peace be on this house.'
+\v 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, 'May peace be on this house!'
 \v 6 If a person of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him, but if not, it will return to you.
-\v 7 Remain in that same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
+\v 7 Remain in that same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
 
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-\v 8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
+\v 8 Whatever town you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
 \v 9 and heal the sick that are there. Say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come close to you.'
 
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-\v 10 But into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
-\v 11 'Even the dust from your city that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! But know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'
-\v 12 I say to you that on the judgment day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that city.
+\v 10 Whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
+\v 11 'Even the dust from your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! But know this: The kingdom of God has come near.'
+\v 12 I say to you that on the judgment day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.
 
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 \v 13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

43-LUK/14.usfm

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 \v 20 And 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 city and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'
+\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.'
 \v 22 The servant said, 'Master, what you commanded has been done, and yet there is still room.'
 
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43-LUK/18.usfm

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 \v 1 Then he spoke a parable to them about how they should always pray, and not become discouraged,
-\v 2 saying, "There was in a particular city, a judge who did not fear God and he did not respect people.
+\v 2 saying, "There was in a particular town, a judge who did not fear God and he did not respect people.
 
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-\v 3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she came often to him, saying, 'Help me get justice against my opponent.'
+\v 3 Now there was a widow in that town, and she came often to him, saying, 'Help me get justice against my opponent.'
 \v 4 For a long time he was not willing to help her, but after awhile he said to himself, 'Though I do not fear God or respect man,
 \v 5 yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will help her get justice, so that she does not wear me out by her constant coming.'"
 

43-LUK/19.usfm

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-\v 41 When Jesus approached the city, he wept over it,
+\v 41 When Jesus approached the town, he wept over it,
 \v 42 saying, "If only you had known in this day, even you, the things which bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
 
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43-LUK/21.usfm

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 \v 20 When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its destruction is near.
-\v 21 Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the middle of the city leave, and do not let those who are in the country enter it.
+\v 21 Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the middle of the town leave, and do not let those who are in the country enter it.
 \v 22 For these are days of vengeance, so that all the things that are written will be fulfilled.
 
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43-LUK/22.usfm

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 \v 9 They asked him, "Where do you want us to make preparations?"
 
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-\v 10 He answered them, "Listen, when you have entered the city, a man bearing a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he goes into.
+\v 10 He answered them, "Listen, when you have entered the town, a man bearing a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he goes into.
 \v 11 Then say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room, where I will eat the Passover with my disciples?"'
 
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43-LUK/23.usfm

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 \v 18 But they cried out all together, saying, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas!"
-\v 19 Barrabas was a man who had been put into prison for a certain rebellion in the city and for murder.
+\v 19 Barrabas was a man who had been put into prison for a certain rebellion in the town and for murder.
 
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 \v 20 Pilate addressed them again, desiring to release Jesus.
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 \v 50 Behold, there was a man named Joseph, belonging to the Council, a good and righteous man
-\v 51 (he had not agreed with the decision and their action), from Arimathea, a Jewish city, who was waiting for the kingdom of God.
+\v 51 (he had not agreed with the decision and their action), from Arimathea, a Jewish town, who was waiting for the kingdom of God.
 
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 \v 52 This man, approaching Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus.

43-LUK/24.usfm

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 \v 48 You are witnesses of these things.
-\v 49 See, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But wait in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."
+\v 49 See, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But wait in the town, until you are clothed with power from on high."
 
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