Reader report on Matt

41-MAT/20.usfm

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 \v 5 Again he went out about the sixth hour and again the ninth hour, and did the same.
 \v 6 Once more about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all the day long?'
-\v 7 They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You, too, go into the vineyard.'
+\v 7 They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'
 
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-\v 8 When the evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
+\v 8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
 \v 9 When the workers who had been hired at the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
 \v 10 When the first workers came, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received one denarius each.
 
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-\v 11 When they received their wages, they complained about the property owner. 
+\v 11 When they received their wages, they complained about the landowner. 
 \v 12 They said, 'These last workers have spent only one hour in work, but you have made them equal to us, we who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
 
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 \v 13 But the owner answered and said to one of them, 'Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for one denarius?
-\v 14 Receive what belongs to you and go your way. It is my pleasure to give to these last hired workers just the same as to you.
+\v 14 Take what belongs to you and go your way. I choose to give to these last hired workers just the same as to you.
 
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 \v 15 Is it not legitimate for me to do what I wish with my own possessions? Or is your eye evil because I am good?'
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 \v 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside, and on the way he said to them,
 \v 18 "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death
-\v 19 and will deliver him to the Gentiles for them to mock him, flog him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be raised up."
+\v 19 and will deliver him to the Gentiles for them to mock, to flog, and to crucify him. But on the third day he will be raised up."
 
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 \v 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down before him and asked for something from him.
-\v 21 Jesus said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to him, "Command that these my two sons may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your kingdom."
+\v 21 Jesus said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to him, "Command that these my two sons may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your kingdom."
 
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 \v 22 But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."
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 \v 25 But Jesus called them to himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles subjugate them, and their important men exercise authority over them.
 \v 26 But it must not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant.
-\v 27 And whoever wishes to be first among you must be your servant.
-\v 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
+\v 27 And whoever wishes to be first among you must be your servant,
+\v 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
 
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 \v 29 As they went out from Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
-\v 30 And they saw two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted out and said, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us."
-\v 31 But the crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet. However, they cried out all the more and said, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us."
+\v 30 And two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us."
+\v 31 The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more and said, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us."
 
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 \v 32 Then Jesus stood still and called to them and said, "What do you wish me to do for you?"

41-MAT/21.usfm

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 \v 4 Now this came about that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled. He said,
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 \v 5 "Tell the daughter of Zion,
-\q See, your King is coming to you, 
+\q 'See, your King is coming to you, 
 \q Humble and riding on a donkey,
-\q And on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
+\q And on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
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 \v 9 The crowds that went before Jesus and those that followed, shouted out, saying, 
 \q "Hosanna to the son of David!
-\q Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. 
+\q Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 
 \q Hosanna in the highest!"
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 \v 10 When Jesus had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred and said, "Who is this?"
-\v 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee."
+\v 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."
 
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-\v 12 Then Jesus entered the temple of God. He cast out all those who bought and sold in the temple. He also turned over the tables of the money changers and the seats  of those who sold pigeons.
+\v 12 Then Jesus entered the temple. He cast out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
 \v 13 He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a den of robbers."
 \v 14 Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
 
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 \v 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the marvelous things that he did, and when they heard the children shouting in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David," they were moved with resentment.
 \v 16 They said to him, "Do you hear what these people are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes! But have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise'?"
-\v 17 Then Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany and slept there.
+\v 17 Then Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
 
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 \v 18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
-\v 19 He saw a fig tree on the roadside. He went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "May there be no fruit from you ever again." And immediately the fig tree dried up. 
+\v 19 Seeing a fig tree along the roadside, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "May there be no fruit from you ever again." And immediately the fig tree dried up. 
 
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 \v 20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled and said, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"
 \v 21 Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree, but you will even say to this hill, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and it will be done.
-\v 22 Everything for which you ask in prayer while believing, you will receive."
+\v 22 Whatever you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive."
 
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 \v 23 When Jesus had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?"
-\v 24 Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will  ask you one question. If you tell me, I will likewise tell you the authority with which I do these things.
+\v 24 Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one question. If you tell me, I will tell you by what  authority I do these things.
 
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-\v 25 The baptism of John—where did it come from, from heaven or from men?" They discussed among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
+\v 25 The baptism of John—from where did it come? From heaven or from men?" They discussed among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
 \v 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because they all view John as a prophet."
 \v 27 Then they answered Jesus and said, " We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
 
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-\v 33 Listen to another parable. There was a man, a person with extensive land. He planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a watchtower, and rented it out to vine growers. Then he went into another country.
-\v 34 When the time of the grape harvest approached, he sent some servants to the vine growers to get his grapes.
+\v 33 Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner. He planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a watchtower, and rented it out to tenant farmers. Then he went into another country.
+\v 34 When the time of the fruit harvest approached, he sent some servants to the vine growers to get his fruit.
 
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-\v 35 But the vine growers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned still another.
-\v 36 Once more, the owner sent other servants, more than the first, but the vine growers treated them in the same way.
+\v 35 But the tenant farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned still another.
+\v 36 Again, the owner sent other servants, more than the first, but the vine growers treated them in the same way.
 \v 37 After that, the owner sent his own son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
 
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 \q 'The stone which the builders rejected
 \q has been made the cornerstone.
 \q This was from the Lord,
-\q and it is marvelous in our eyes?'
+\q and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
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-\v 43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation that cultivates its fruits.
-\v 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces. But on whomever it falls, it will crush."
+\v 43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation that produces its fruits.
+\v 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces. But anyone on whom it falls, will be crushed."
 
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-\v 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they saw that he was speaking about them.
-\v 46 But whenever they tried to lay hands on him, they were afraid of the crowd, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
+\v 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they understood he was speaking about them.
+\v 46 Seeking to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowd, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

41-MAT/22.usfm

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 \v 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
-\v 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage feast for his son.
-\v 3 He sent out his servants to call those who were invited to come to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
+\v 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who prepared a marriage feast for his son.
+\v 3 He sent out his servants to call those who had been invited to come to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
 
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 \v 4 Again the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell them who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'
 
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-\v 5 But those people did not treat his invitation seriously. Some went back to their own farms, and others went back to their places of business.
-\v 6 The others laid hands on the king's servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
+\v 5 But those did not pay any attention seriously and they went away, one to his farm, another to his business. 
+\v 6 The rest seized the king's servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
 \v 7 But the king was angry. He sent his armies, killed those murderers, and burned their city.
 
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 \v 8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
-\v 9 Therefore go to the highway crossings and invite as many people as you can find to the marriage feast.'
+\v 9 Therefore go to the highway crossings and invite as many people to the marriage feast as you can find.'
 \v 10 The servants went out to the highways and gathered together all the people they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
 
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-\v 11 But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw there a man who had not put on a wedding garment.
-\v 12 The king said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And the man was speechless.
+\v 11 But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw there a man was not dressed in wedding clothes.
+\v 12 The king said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.
 
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 \v 13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind this man hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.'
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 \v 18 But Jesus understood their wickedness and said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
-\v 19 Show me the tax money." Then they brought a denarius to him.
+\v 19 Show me the coin for the tax." Then they brought a denarius to him.
 
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 \v 20 Jesus said to them, "Whose image and name are these?"
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-\v 23 On that day some Sadducees came to him, those who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him,
-\v 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry his wife and have a child for his brother.'
+\v 23 On that day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him,
+\v 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry his wife and have children for his brother.
 
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-\v 25 There were seven brothers. The first married and then died, having left no children. He left his wife to his brother. 
+\v 25 There were seven brothers. The first married and then died. Having left no children, he left his wife to his brother. 
 \v 26 Then the second brother did the same thing, then the third, all the way to the seventh brother.
 \v 27 After them all, the woman died.
-\v 28 Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven brothers? For they all had her."
+\v 28 Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven brothers? For they all had married her."
 
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-\v 29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures nor the power of God.
-\v 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage. Instead, they are like angels in heaven.
+\v 29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.
+\v 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage. Instead, they are like angels in heaven.
 
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 \v 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
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-\v 34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves together.
+\v 34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees	, they gathered themselves together.
 \v 35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him—
 \v 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
 
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-\v 37 Jesus said to him, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
+\v 37 Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
 \v 38 This is the great and first commandment.
 
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-\v 39 And a second commandment is like it—'You must love your neighbor as yourself.'
+\v 39 And a second commandment is like it—'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
 \v 40 On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets."
 
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