Daily Bible Reading: July 18

Justin Peters

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Judges 1. Now it happened after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying,

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Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them? And Yahweh said,

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Judah shall go up, behold, I have given the land into his hand. Then Judah said to Simeon his brother,

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Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites, and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.

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So Simeon went with him. So Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanites and the

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Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek. Then they found

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Adonai Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him, and they struck down the Canaanites and the

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Perizzites. But Adonai Bezek fled, and they pursued him and seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

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And Adonai Bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table, as I have done, so God has repaid me.

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So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. Then the sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and captured it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, and in the

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Negev, and in the Shephelah. So Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron.

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Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba. And they struck Shishai and Ahiman and Talmai.

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Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Dabir. Now the name of Dabir formerly was

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Kiriath Sefer. And Caleb said, The one who strikes Kiriath Sefer and captures it,

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I will even give him my daughter Aksa as a wife. Then Othniel the son of Kanaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it.

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So he gave him his daughter Aksa as a wife. Now it happened that when she came to him, she enticed him to ask her father for the field.

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Then she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you want? And she said to him,

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Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, so you shall give me also springs of water.

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So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. Now the sons of the Kenite, Moses' father -in -law, went up from the city of Palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad.

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Then they went and lived with the people. Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the

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Canaanites living in Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called

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Hormah. And Judah captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

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Now Yahweh was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country, but they could not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, because they had iron chariots.

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Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.

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But the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the

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Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

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And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel. Now the name of the city was formerly Luz. Then the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him,

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Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will treat you with lovingkindness. So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.

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So the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and named it Luz, which is its name to this day.

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But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth -sheen, and its towns, or Tanak, and its towns, or the inhabitants of Dor, and its towns, or the inhabitants of Iblium, and its towns, or the inhabitants of Megiddo, and its towns.

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So the Canaanites persisted to live in that land. And it happened when Israel became strong, that they put the

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Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not dispossess them completely. Also Ephraim did not dispossess the

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Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalal, so the

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Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor. Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Akko, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Alab, or of Agzib, or of Helba, or of Afik, or of Reob.

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So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not dispossess them.

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Naphtali did not dispossess the inhabitants of Beth -shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth -anath, but lived among the

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Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, and the inhabitants of Beth -shemesh, and Beth -anath became forced labor for them.

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Then the Amorites pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley.

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And the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heraz, in Ajalon, and in Shalbim.

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But the hand of the house of Joseph became heavy, and they became forced labor. Now the border of the

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Amorites ran from the ascent of Acrobim from Salah and upward. Acts 5

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But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge.

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In bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why has

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Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own?

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And after it was sold, was it not under your authority? Why is it that you laid this deed in your heart?

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You have not lied to men, but to God. And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down, and breathed his last.

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And great fear came over all who heard. And the young men rose up, and wrapped him up.

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And after carrying him out, they buried him. Now there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

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And Peter responded to her, Tell me whether you were paid this much for the land. And she said,

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Yes, that much. Then Peter said to her, Why is it that you have agreed together to put the

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Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.

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And immediately she fell at his feet, and breathed her last. And the young men came in, and found her dead.

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And they carried her out, and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard these things.

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Now at the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were happening among the people, and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.

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But none of the rest dared to associate with them. However, the people were holding them in high esteem.

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And more than ever, believers in the Lord were added to their number, multitudes of men and women, to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, so that when

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Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. Also, the multitude from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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But the high priest rose up, and those with him, that is, the sect of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy.

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And they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a public jail. But during the night an angel of the

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Lord opened the doors of the prison, and taking them out, he said, Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this life.

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Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and began to teach. Now when the high priest and those with him came, they called the

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Sanhedrin together, even all the council of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the jailhouse for them to be brought.

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But the officers who came did not find them in prison, and they returned and reported back, saying,

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We found the jailhouse locked quite securely, and the guards standing at the doors, but we opened it and found no one inside.

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Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priest heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

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But someone came and reported to them, The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

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Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence, for they were afraid of the people that they might be stoned.

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And when they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest questioned them, saying,

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We strictly commanded you not to continue teaching in this name, and yet you have filled

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Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. But Peter and the apostles answered and said,

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We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a tree.

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This one God exalted to his right hand as a leader and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

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And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to those who obey him.

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But when they heard this, they became furious and intended to kill them. But a

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Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up in the

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Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. And he said to them,

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Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men. For some time ago

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Thutis rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him.

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But he was killed, and all who were following him were dispersed and came to nothing. After this man,

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Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all those who were following him were scattered.

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So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone. For if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown.

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But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, or you may even be found fighting against God.

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So they followed his advice. And after calling the apostles in and beating them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.

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So they went on their way from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for the name.

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And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the

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Christ. Jeremiah 14

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That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah in regard to the drought, Judah mourns, and her gates languish.

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They sit on the ground in the morning, and the outcry of Jerusalem has gone up. Their mighty ones have sent their underlings for water.

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They have come to the trenches and found no water. They have returned with their vessels empty. They have been put to shame and dishonored, and they cover their heads, because the ground is dismayed, for there has been no rain on the land.

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The farmers have been put to shame. They have covered their heads. For even the doe in the field has given birth only to forsake her young, because there is no grass.

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The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, for there is no vegetation.

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Although our iniquities answer against us, O Yahweh, act for Your namesake.

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Truly our acts of faithlessness have been many. We have sinned against You. O hope of Israel, its

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Savior in time of distress, why are You like a sojourner in the land, or like a traveler who has pitched his tent to lodge for the night?

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Why are You like a man confused, like a mighty man who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst,

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O Yahweh, and we are called by Your name. Do not leave us. Thus says

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Yahweh to this people. Even so they have loved to wander. They have not kept their feet in check.

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Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.

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So Yahweh said to me, Do not pray for the good of this people. When they fast,

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I am not going to listen to their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them.

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Rather, I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine, and pestilence. But ah,

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Lord Yahweh, I said, behold, the prophets are saying to them, You will not see the sword, nor will you have famine, but I will give you true peace in this place.

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Then Yahweh said to me, The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them.

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They are prophesying to you a vision of lies, divination, futility, and the deception of their own hearts.

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Therefore, thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name. Although it was not

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I who sent them, yet they keep saying, There will be no sword or famine in this land.

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By that sword and famine those prophets shall meet their end. The people also to whom they are prophesying will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword.

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And there will be no one to bury them, neither them nor their wives nor their sons nor their daughters, for I will pour out their own evil on them.

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And you will say this word to them, Let My eyes flow down with tears night and day, and let them not cease.

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For the virgin daughter of My people has been shattered with a mighty shattering, with a sorely sick wound.

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If I go out to the field, behold, those slain with the sword. Or if I enter the city, behold, diseases of famine.

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For both prophet and priest have gone around as merchants in the land that they do not know. Have you completely rejected

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Judah? Or have you loathed Zion? Why have you stricken us so that there is no healing for us?

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We hoped for peace, but there was no good, and for a time of healing, but behold, terror.

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We know our wickedness, O Yahweh, the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You.

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Do not despise us for Your own namesake. Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.

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Remember and do not break Your covenant with us. Are there any among the idols of the nations who give rain?

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Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Yahweh, our God? Therefore we hope in You, for You are the

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One who has done all these things. Matthew 28.

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Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other

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Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the

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Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

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And the guards quaked from fear of him and became like dead men. And the angel answered and said to the women,

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Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said.

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Come, see the place where He was lying. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead.

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And behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.

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And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to report it to His disciples.

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And behold, Jesus met them and said, Greetings. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshipped

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Him. Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid. Go and report to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see

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Me. Now while they were on their way, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

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And when they had assembled with the elders and took counsel together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers and said,

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You are to say, His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep. And if this is heard before the governor, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble.

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And they took the money and did as they had been instructed. And this story was widely spread among the

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Jews and is to this day. But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which

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Jesus had designated. And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him, but some doubted.

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And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

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Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the

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Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep all that I commanded you.