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Acts 2
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

[ When the day of Pentecost came ], they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the [ blowing ] of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house
[ where they were sitting ].
They saw [ what seemed [ to be tongues of fire [ that separated and came to rest on each of them ] ] ].
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began [ to speak in other tongues [ as the Spirit enabled them ] ].
Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-[ fearing ] Jews from every nation under heaven.

[ When they heard this sound ], a crowd came together in bewilderment,
[ because each one heard [ their own language being spoken ].
[ Utterly amazed ], they asked: “Aren’t all these [ who are speaking ] Galileans?
Then how is it [ that each of us hears them in our native language ]?
Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;
visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—
we hear [ them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues ]!”
[ Amazed and perplexed ], they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Luke 18
The Parable of the Persistent Widow

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable
[ to show them [ that they should always pray and not give up ] ].
He said: “In a certain town there was a judge [ who neither feared God nor cared [ what people thought ] ].
And there was a widow in that town [ who kept coming to him with the plea ],
‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself,

‘[ Even though I don’t fear God or care [ what people think ] ],
yet [ because this widow keeps bothering me ],
I will see [ that she gets justice ], [ so that she won’t eventually come and attack me ]!’”
And the Lord said, “Listen to [ what the unjust judge says ].
And will not God bring about justice for his [ chosen ] ones,
[ who cry out to him day and night ]?
Will he keep [ putting them off ]?
I tell you, he will see [ that they get justice ], and quickly.
However, [ when the Son of Man comes ], will he find faith on the earth?”

I tell you, he will see [ that they get justice, and quickly ].
However, [ when the Son of Man comes ], will he find faith on the earth?”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

To some [ who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else ],
Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple [ to pray ], one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed:
‘God, I thank you [ that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector ].
I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all [ I get ].’
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,
‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
“I tell you [ that this man, rather than the other, went home [ justified before God ].
For all those [ who exalt themselves ] will be humbled,
and those [ who humble themselves ] will be exalted.”

Luke 17
Sin, Faith, Duty

Jesus said to his disciples: “Things [ that cause [ people to stumble ] are bound to come ],
but woe to anyone [ through whom they come ].
It would be better [ for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone [ tied around their neck ] than [ to cause one of these little ones to stumble ].
So watch yourselves.
“[ If your brother or sister sins against you ], rebuke them;
and [ if they repent ], forgive them.
[ Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you [ saying ]

‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
He replied, “[ If you have faith as small [ as a mustard seed (is) ],
you can say to this mulberry tree,
‘Be [ uprooted ] and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
“Suppose [ one of you has a servant [ plowing or looking after the sheep ] ].
Will he say to the servant [ when he comes in from the field ],
‘Come along now and sit down [ to eat ]’?
Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get [ yourself ready and wait on me [ while I eat and drink ] ];
after that you may eat and drink’? Will he thank the servant [ because he did [ what he was told [ to do ] ] ]?

So you also, [ when you have done everything [ you were told [ to do ] ], should say,
‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy

Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
[ As he was going into a village ], ten men [ who had leprosy ] met him.
They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
[ When he saw them ], he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”
And [ as they went ], they were cleansed.

One of them, [ when he saw [ he was healed ] ], came back, [ praising God in a loud voice ].
He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—
and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
Has no one returned [ to give praise to God ] except this foreigner?”
Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

The Coming of the Kingdom of God

Once, on [ being asked by the Pharisees [ when the kingdom of God would come ] ],
Jesus replied, “The [ coming ] of the kingdom of God is not something
[ that can be observed ],

nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’
[ because the kingdom of God is in your midst ].”
Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming [ when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man ],
but you will not see it. People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’
Do not go [ running off after them ]. For the Son of Man in his day will be like the [ lightning ],
[ which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other ].
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
“[ Just as it was in the days of Noah ], so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day [ Noah entered the ark ].
Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

"It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
But the day [ Lot left Sodom ], fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
“It will be just like this on the day [ the Son of Man is revealed ].
On that day no one [ who is on the housetop, with possessions inside ], should go down [ to get them ].
Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.
Remember Lot’s wife! [ Whoever tries [ to keep their life ] ] will lose it,
and [ whoever loses their life ] will preserve it.
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”
“Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “[ Where there is a dead body ], there the vultures will gather.”

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