FD issues chapters 12-13

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 \v 2 People cannot cover up their sins. Someday God will let everyone know everything people are trying to hide.
-\v 3 Everything you say in the dark, someday people will hear in the daylight. Whatever you whisper in your room will someday be as public as if it were shouted from the rooftops."
+\v 3 Everything you say in the dark, someday people will hear in the daylight. Whatever you whisper in your room will someday be as public as if it were shouted from the rooftops.
 
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 \v 4 "My friends, listen carefully! Do not be afraid of people; they can kill you, but they cannot do anything more to you after that!
-\v 5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of God, because he not only has the right to cause people to die, he also has the right to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of!
+\v 5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of God because he not only has the right to cause people to die, he also has the right to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of!
 
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 \v 6 Think about the sparrows. They have so little value that you can buy five of them for only two small coins and yet God never forgets any of them!
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-\v 8 I tell you also, that if people tell others that they are my disciples, then I, the Son of Man, will say that they are my disciples to God's angels.
+\v 8 "I tell you also, that if people tell others that they are my disciples, then I, the Son of Man, will say that they are my disciples to God's angels.
 \v 9 But if they tell others that they are not my disciples, then I will say to God's angels that they are not my disciples.
 \v 10 I also tell you that if people say evil things about me, the Son of Man, God will forgive them for that. But if people say evil things about the Holy Spirit, God will not forgive them for that.
 
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-\v 11 So when people bring you into the synagogues to question you before the religious leaders and other people who have power in the country, do not worry about how you will answer them or about what you should say,
+\v 11 So when people bring you into the synagogues to question you before the religious leaders and other people who have power in the country, do not worry about how you will answer them or about what you should say
 \v 12 because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say."
 
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 \v 13 Then one of the people in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide my father's property with me!"
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 \v 14 But Jesus replied to him, "Man, no one made me a judge to settle arguments that people have about property!"
 \v 15 Then he said to the whole crowd, "Be careful not to be greedy in any way! The value of a man's life is not determined by how many things he owns."
 
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 \v 19 Then I will say to myself, "Now I have enough things stored up to last many years. So now I will take life easy. I will eat and drink and be happy!"'
 
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-\v 20 But God said to him, 'You foolish man! Tonight you will die! Then all the things you have saved up for yourself will belong to someone else, not to you!"'
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+\v 20 But God said to him, 'You foolish man! Tonight you will die! Then all the things you have saved up for yourself will belong to someone else, not to you!'"
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 \v 21 Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying, "That is what will happen to those who store up things just for themselves, but who do not value the things that God considers valuable."
 
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 \v 31 Instead, make it the most important thing in your life to accept God when he rules over you. Then he will also give you everything you need.
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-\v 32 So you should not be afraid, little flock. Your Father in heaven wants to give you all the benefits he plans to when he rules everything completely.
+\v 32 "So you should not be afraid, little flock. Your Father in heaven wants to give you all the benefits he plans to when he rules everything completely.
 
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 \v 33 So now sell the things that you own. Give the money to those who do not have the food and clothing they need or a place to live. Get yourselves wallets that do not wear out, and you will store up treasure in heaven where it will always be safe. There, no thief can come near to steal it, and no moths can destroy your clothing.
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-\v 35 Always be ready for doing God's work, like people who have put on their work clothes and keep their lamps burning all night.
+\v 35 "Always be ready for doing God's work, like people who have put on their work clothes and keep their lamps burning all night.
 \v 36 Be ready for me to return, like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast. They are waiting to open the door for him as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
 
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 \v 41 Peter asked, "Lord, are you giving this illustration only for us or for everyone else also?"
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 \v 42 The Lord replied, "I am saying it for everyone who is like a faithful and wise servant who is a manager in his master's house. His master puts him in charge of making sure the other servants get their food at the proper time.
 \v 43 If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, his master will reward him.
 \v 44 I tell you this: The master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.
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 \v 47 The servant who knew what his master wanted but did not get ready and do it will be severely punished.
-\v 48 But every servant who did not know what his master wanted him to do, and then did something wrong, will only get a mild punishment. A lot is expected from those people who have been given a lot. Even more is expected from those who have been entrusted with a lot."
+\v 48 But every servant who did not know what his master wanted him to do, and then did something wrong, will only get a mild punishment. A lot is expected from those people who have been given a lot. Even more is expected from those who have been entrusted with a lot.
 
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-\v 57 Each of you ought to decide what is the right thing for you to do while you still have time to do that!
+\v 57 "Each of you ought to decide what is the right thing for you to do while you still have time to do that!
 \v 58 You should try to settle things with someone who has accused you while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge could decide that you are guilty and turn you over to the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
 \v 59 I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out until you are able to pay every bit of what the judge says you owe."
 
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-\v 1 At that time, some people told Jesus about some Galileans whom soldiers had recently killed in Jerusalem. Pilate, the Roman governor, had ordered soldiers to kill them while they were offering sacrifices in the temple.
+\v 1 At that time some people told Jesus about some Galileans whom soldiers had recently killed in Jerusalem. Pilate, the Roman governor, had ordered soldiers to kill them while they were offering sacrifices in the temple.
 \v 2 Jesus replied to them, "Do you think that this happened to those people from Galilee because they were more sinful than all the other Galileans?
 \v 3 I assure you, that was not the reason! But you need to remember that God will similarly punish you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior.
 
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 \v 7 Then he said to the gardener, 'Look at this tree! I have been looking for fruit on it every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!'
 
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 \v 8 But the gardener replied, 'Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and fertilize it.
 \v 9 If it has figs on it next year, we can allow it to keep growing! But if it does not bear any fruit by then, you can cut it down.'"
 
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 \v 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, "Woman, I have healed you of this illness!"
 \v 13 He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight and began praising God!
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 \v 14 But the leader of the synagogue was angry because Jesus had healed her on the Jewish rest day. So he said to the people, "There are six days each week in which our laws permit people to work. If you need healing, those are the days to come to the synagogue and be healed." Do not come on our day of rest!"
 
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 \v 15 Then the Lord replied to him, "You and your fellow religious leaders are hypocrites! Each of you also works on the day of rest sometimes! Would you not untie your ox or donkey to lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?
-\v 16 This woman is a Jew, descended from Abraham! But Satan has kept her crippled for eighteen years, as though he had tied her up! Certainly you would agree that it is right that I free her from Satan, even if I do it on a day of rest!
+\v 16 This woman is a Jew, descended from Abraham! But Satan has kept her crippled for eighteen years, as though he had tied her up! Certainly you would agree that it is right that I free her from Satan, even if I do it on a day of rest!"
 
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 \v 17 After he said that, his enemies were ashamed of themselves. But all the other people were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
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 \v 22 Jesus continued traveling toward Jerusalem. He stopped in all the towns and villages along the way and taught the people.
-\v 23 Someone asked him, "Lord, will God only save a few people?" Jesus replied,
+\v 23 Someone asked him, "Lord, will God only save a few people?" 
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 \v 24 "You need to try hard to enter the narrow doorway. I tell you that many people will try some other way, but they will not be able to get in.
 
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-\v 25 After the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, you will stand outside and you will knock on the door. And you will beg the owner and say to him, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'No, I will not open it, because I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!'
+\v 25 After the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, you will stand outside and you will knock on the door. And you will beg the owner and say to him, 'Lord, open the door for us!' 
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+But he will reply, 'No, I will not open it, because I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!'
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 \v 26 Then you will say, 'You must have forgotten that we ate meals with you, and you taught us in the streets of our towns!'
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 \v 27 But he will say, 'I tell you again, I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You are wicked people! Get away from here!'"
 
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 \v 31 That same day, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, "Leave this area, because the ruler Herod Antipas wants to kill you!"
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 \v 32 He replied to them, "Tell that fox Herod this message from me: 'Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and I will continue doing it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.'
-\v 33 But I must continue my trip to Jerusalem during the coming days, since it is not appropriate to kill a prophet in a place other than Jerusalem.
+\v 33 But I must continue my trip to Jerusalem during the coming days since it is not appropriate to kill a prophet in a place other than Jerusalem.
 
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-\v 34 Oh, people of Jerusalem! You killed the prophets who lived long ago and you killed others whom God sent to you, by throwing stones at them. Many times I wanted to gather you together to protect you like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want me to do that.
+\v 34 "Oh, people of Jerusalem! You killed the prophets who lived long ago and you killed others whom God sent to you by throwing stones at them. Many times I wanted to gather you together to protect you like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want me to do that.
 \v 35 Now look! God will no longer protect you, people of Jerusalem. I will also tell you this: I will enter your city only once more. After that, you will not see me until the time when I return, when you will say about me, 'May God bless this man who comes with God's authority!'"