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- Matthew 2:7
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
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- Matthew 2:16
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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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- Matthew 2:17
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Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
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- Matthew 3:5
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People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
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- Matthew 3:13
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At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
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- Matthew 3:15
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“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
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- Matthew 4:1
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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- Matthew 4:5
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Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
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- Matthew 4:10
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“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
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- Matthew 4:11
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Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
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- Matthew 4:17
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From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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- Matthew 5:24
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leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
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- Matthew 7:5
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You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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- Matthew 7:23
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Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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- Matthew 8:26
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“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
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- Matthew 9:6
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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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- Matthew 9:14
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Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
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- Matthew 9:15
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Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
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- Matthew 9:29
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Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
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- Matthew 9:37
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Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
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- Matthew 11:20
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Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
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- Matthew 12:13
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Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
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- Matthew 12:22
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Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
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- Matthew 12:29
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Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
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- Matthew 12:38
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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
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- Matthew 12:44
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Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
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- Matthew 12:45
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Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
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- Matthew 13:26
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When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
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- Matthew 13:36
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Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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- Matthew 13:43
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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- Matthew 15:1
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Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
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- Matthew 15:12
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Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
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- Matthew 15:28
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“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
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- Matthew 16:12
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Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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- Matthew 16:20
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Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
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- Matthew 16:21
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From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
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- Matthew 16:24
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Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
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- Matthew 16:27
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For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
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- Matthew 17:13
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Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
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- Matthew 17:19
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Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
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- Matthew 18:21
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Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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- Matthew 18:32
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Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
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- Matthew 19:13
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Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
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- Matthew 19:27
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“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
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- Matthew 20:20
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Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
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- Matthew 21:1
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As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
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- Matthew 22:8
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Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
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- Matthew 22:13
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Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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- Matthew 22:15
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Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
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- Matthew 22:21
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“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
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