Category: From the New Testament
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THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT A certain King took account of his servants and began to reckon what they owed him. And there was brought to him one that owed him nearly ten million dollars. But as he had not the money to pay, the King commanded that he should be sold, together with his wife and children…
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IMPORTUNITY REWARDED
IMPORTUNITY REWARDED One day Jesus was asked by His disciples to teach them to pray. So Jesus taught them the prayer we all know so well, beginning with “Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.” But Jesus told them it was not enough to pray: they must not get tired of praying,…
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THE GOOD SAMARITAN
THE GOOD SAMARITAN As Jesus was talking to His disciples, a certain lawyer stood up and asked, “Who is my neighbour?” And Jesus answered by telling them this story:— A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who robbed him, stripped him of his clothes, and, wounding him, left him…
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Peter and the Tribue Money
PETER AND THE TRIBUTE-MONEY It was a part of the Jewish law that all strangers passing among the Jews should pay to the priests of the Temple an offering to the Lord, or tribute-money as it was called. Soon after our Lord’s Transfiguration He came to Capernaum, together with His disciples. When they had entered…
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THE WOMAN OF CANAAN
THE WOMAN OF CANAAN Jesus came unto the borders of Tyre and Sidon, where the people were not Jews, but Gentiles. And there came to Him a woman of Canaan, who cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.” She…
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CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA
CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA When the people had seen the miracle that Christ did in feeding so many with so few loaves, they felt sure that He was one of the old prophets that had come again, and they would have taken Him by force to make Him king. So, He sent His disciples…
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Feeding Five Thousand
FEEDING FIVE THOUSAND One day Jesus went on board a ship and sailed to another part of the coast, where He and His disciples might have rest. For the people in the cities crowded them so closely that they did not even have time to eat. They landed and went into a desert place; but…
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The Two Blind Men
THE TWO BLIND MEN When Jesus had left the house of the ruler Jairus, there followed Him two blind men. They called out to Him, “Thou Son of David, have mercy upon us.” Then Jesus looked at them, and asked if they really believed that He had power to cure them and give them back…
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Jairus’ Daughter
JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER Jairus was one of the rulers of the Jewish church, or synagogue, and he had a daughter who had been very ill and was now at the point of death. She was an only daughter, and was twelve years of age. So hearing that Jesus was near, he came to Him, and, falling…
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Curing the Incurable
CURING THE INCURABLE Jesus went into Capernaum, followed by a great crowd of people, and among them was a woman who for twelve years had suffered from a disease which no doctor could cure, though she had consulted many, and spent all her wealth upon them. She had said within herself, “If I could but…