FD issues chapters 22-25

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 \v 17 So tell us, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
 
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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 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?"
-\v 21 They said to him, "Caesar's." Then Jesus said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
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+\v 21 They said to him, "Caesar's." 
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+Then Jesus said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
 \v 22 When they heard it, they marveled. Then they left him and went away.
 
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 \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 or the power of God.
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+\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 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
 
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 \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 41 Now while the Pharisees were still gathered together, Jesus asked them a question.
-\v 42 He said, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David."
+\v 42 He said, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" 
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+They said to him, "The son of David."
 
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 \v 43 Jesus said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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 \v 44 'The Lord said to my Lord,
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-\v 16 Woe to you, you blind guides, you who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound to his oath.'
+\v 16 "Woe to you, you blind guides, you who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound to his oath.'
 \v 17 You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
 
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-\v 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, but you have left undone the weightier matters of the law—justice and mercy and faith. But these you ought to have done and not to have left the other undone.
+\v 23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, but you have left undone the weightier matters of the law—justice and mercy and faith. But these you ought to have done and not to have left the other undone.
 \v 24 You blind guides, you who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
 
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-\v 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
+\v 25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
 \v 26 You blind Pharisee! Clean first the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become clean also.
 
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-\v 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
+\v 27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
 \v 28 In the same way, you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
 
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-\v 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous.
+\v 29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous.
 \v 30 You say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been participants with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
 \v 31 Therefore you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets.
 
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-\v 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often did I long to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
+\v 37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often did I long to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
 \v 38 See, your house is left to you desolate.
 \v 39 For I say to you, You will not see me from now on until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
 
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 \v 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
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 \v 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
 \v 5 For many will come in my name. They will say, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
 
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-\v 15 Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand),
+\v 15 "Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand),
 \v 16 "let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
 \v 17 let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house,
 \v 18 and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak.
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-\v 29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
+\v 29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
 
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 \v 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
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-\v 32 Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as the branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
+\v 32 "Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as the branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
 \v 33 So also, when you see all these things, you should know that he is near, at the very gates.
 
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-\v 45 So who is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household in order to give them their food at the right time?
+\v 45 "So who is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household in order to give them their food at the right time?
 \v 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing that when he comes.
 \v 47 Truly I say to you that the master will set him over everything that he owns.
 
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-\v 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
+\v 1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
 \v 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
 \v 3 For when the foolish virgins took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them.
 \v 4 But the wise virgins took containers of oil along with their lamps.
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 \v 6 But at midnight there was a cry, 'Look, the bridegroom! Go out and meet him.'
 
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 \v 7 Then all those virgins rose up and trimmed their lamps.
 \v 8 The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.'
-\v 9 But the wise answered and said, 'Since there will not be enough for us and you, go instead to those who sell and buy some for yourselves.'
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+\v 9 "But the wise answered and said, 'Since there will not be enough for us and you, go instead to those who sell and buy some for yourselves.'
 
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 \v 10 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
-\v 11 Afterward the other virgins also came and said, 'Master, master, open for us.'
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-\v 12 But he answered and said, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
+\v 11 "Afterward the other virgins also came and said, 'Master, master, open for us.'
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+\v 12 "But he answered and said, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
 \v 13 Watch therefore, for you do not know the day or the hour.
 
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-\v 14 For it is like when a man was about to go into another country. He called his own servants and gave over to them his wealth.
+\v 14 "For it is like when a man was about to go into another country. He called his own servants and gave over to them his wealth.
 \v 15 To one of them he gave five talents, to another he gave two, and to yet another he gave one talent. Each one received an amount according to his own ability, and that man went on his journey.
 \v 16 The one who received the five talents went at once and invested them and made another five talents.
 
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 \v 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
 \v 20 The servant who had received the five talents came and brought another five talents. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five talents more.'
-\v 21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
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+\v 21 "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
 
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-\v 22 The servant who had received two talents came and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more talents.'
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-\v 23 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
+\v 22 "The servant who had received two talents came and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more talents.'
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+\v 23 "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
 
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-\v 24 Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, 'Master, I know that you are a strict man. You reap where you did not sow, and you harvest where you did not scatter.
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+\v 24 "Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, 'Master, I know that you are a strict man. You reap where you did not sow, and you harvest where you did not scatter.
 \v 25 I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have here what belongs to you.'
 
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-\v 26 But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sowed and harvest where I have not scattered.
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+\v 26 "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sowed and harvest where I have not scattered.
 \v 27 Therefore you should have given my money to the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
 
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-\v 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
+\v 31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
 \v 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
 \v 33 He will place the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.
 
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 \v 36 I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you cared for me; I was in prison and you came to me.'
 
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-\v 37 Then the righteous will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you a drink?
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+\v 37 "Then the righteous will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you a drink?
 \v 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in? Or naked and clothe you?
 \v 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?'
-\v 40 Then the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
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+\v 40 "Then the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
 
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 \v 41 Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels,
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 \v 43 I was a stranger, but you did not take me in; naked, but you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but you did not care for me.'
 
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-\v 44 Then they will also answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?'
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-\v 45 Then he will answer them and say, 'Truly I say to you, what you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
+\v 44 "Then they will also answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?'
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+\v 45 "Then he will answer them and say, 'Truly I say to you, what you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
 \v 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."