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| Series Foreword | |
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| General Introduction | |
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| General Foreword | |
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| Editor's Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew | |
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| The Lineage of the King (1:1-17) | |
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| The Three Stages (1:1-17) (contd) | |
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| The Realization of People's Dreams (1:1-17) (contd) | |
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| Not the Righteous, but Sinners (1:1-17) (contd) | |
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| The Saviour's Entry into the World (1:18-25) | |
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| Born of the Holy Spirit (1:18-25) (contd) | |
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| Creation and Re-creation (1:18-25) (contd) | |
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| The Birthplace of the King (2:1-2) | |
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| The Homage of the East (2:1-2) (contd) | |
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| The Crafty King (2:3-9) | |
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| Gifts for Christ (2:9-12) | |
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| Escape to Egypt (2:13-15) | |
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| The Slaughter of the Children (2:16-18) | |
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| Return to Nazareth (2:19-23) | |
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| The Years Between | |
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| The Emergence of John the Baptizer (3:1-6) | |
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| The Message of John--The Threat (3:7-12) | |
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| The Message of John--The Promise (3:7-12) (contd) | |
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| The Message of John--The Promise and the Threat (3:7-12) (contd) | |
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| The Message of John--The Demand (3:7-12) (contd) | |
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| The Message of John--The Demand (3:7-12) (contd) | |
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| Jesus and his Baptism (3:13-17) | |
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| The Testing Time | |
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| The Temptations of Christ (4:1-11) | |
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| The Sacred Story (4:1-11) (contd) | |
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| The Attack of the Tempter (4:1-11) (contd) | |
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| The Son of God goes forth (4:12-17) | |
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| The Herald of God (4:12-17) (contd) | |
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| Christ calls the Fishermen (4:18-22) | |
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| The Methods of the Master (4:23-5) | |
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| The Activities of Jesus (4:23-5) (contd) | |
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| The Sermon on the Mount | |
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| The Supreme Blessedness (5:3) | |
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| The Bliss of the Destitute (5:3) (contd) | |
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| The Bliss of the Broken Heart (5:4) | |
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| The Bliss of the God-controlled Life (5:5) | |
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| The Bliss of the Starving Spirit (5:6) | |
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| The Bliss of Perfect Sympathy (5:7) | |
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| The Bliss of the Clean Heart (5:8) | |
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| The Bliss of Bringing People together (5:9) | |
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| The Bliss of the Sufferer for Christ (5:10-12) | |
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| The Bliss of the Blood-stained Way (5:10-12) (contd) | |
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| The Salt of the Earth (5:13) | |
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| The Light of the World (5:14-15) | |
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| Shining for God (5:16) | |
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| The Eternal Law (5:17-20) | |
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| The Essence of the Law (5:17-20) (contd) | |
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| The Law and the Gospel (5:17-20) (contd) | |
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| The New Authority (5:21-48) | |
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| The New Standard (5:21-48) (contd) | |
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| The Forbidden Anger (5:21-2) | |
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| Words of Insult (5:21-2) (contd) | |
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| The Insurmountable Barrier (5:23-4) | |
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| Make Peace in Time (5:25-6) | |
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| The Forbidden Desire (5:27-8) | |
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| The Surgical Cure (5:29-30) | |
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| The Bond which Must not be Broken (5:31-2) | |
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| The Bond that Cannot be Broken (5:31-2) (contd) | |
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| The Bond that Cannot be Broken (5:31-2) (contd) | |
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| A Word is a Pledge (5:33-7) | |
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| The End of Oaths (5:33-7) (contd) | |
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| The Ancient Law (5:38-42) | |
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| The End of Resentment and of Retaliation (5:38-42) (contd) | |
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| Gracious Giving (5:38-42) (contd) | |
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| Christian Love (5:43-8) | |
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| Christian Love (5:43-8) (contd) | |
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| The Reward Motive in the Christian Life (6:1-18) | |
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| Right Things from the Wrong Motive (6:1) | |
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| How not to Give (6:2-4) | |
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| The Motives of Giving (6:2-4) (contd) | |
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| How not to Pray (6:5-8) | |
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| How not to Pray (6:5-8) (contd) | |
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| How not to Pray (6:5-8) (contd) | |
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| The Disciple's Prayer (6:9-15) | |
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| The Father in Heaven (6:9) | |
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| The Father in Heaven (6:9) (contd) | |
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| The Father in Heaven (6:9) (contd) | |
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| The Hallowing of the Name (6:9) (contd) | |
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| The Prayer for Reverence (6:9) (contd) | |
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| God's Kingdom and God's Will (6:10) | |
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| God's Kingdom and God's Will (6:10) (contd) | |
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| Our Daily Bread (6:11) | |
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| Our Daily Bread (6:11) (contd) | |
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| Forgiveness Human and Divine (6:12, 14-15) | |
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| Forgiveness Human and Divine (6:12, 14-15) (contd) | |
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| The Ordeal of Temptation (6:13) | |
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| The Attack of Temptation (6:13) (contd) | |
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| The Attack of Temptation (6:13) (contd) | |
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| The Defence against Temptation (6:13) (contd) | |
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| How not to Fast (6:16-18) | |
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| How not to Fast (6:16-18) (contd) | |
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| The True Fasting (6:16-18) (contd) | |
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| The True Treasure (6:19-21) | |
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| Treasure in Heaven (6:19-21) (contd) | |
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| The Distorted Vision (6:22-3) | |
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| The Necessity of the Generous Eye (6:22-3) (contd) | |
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| The Exclusive Service (6:24) | |
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| The Place of Material Possessions (6:24) (contd) | |
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| The Two Great Questions about Possessions (6:24) (contd) | |
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| The Forbidden Worry (6:25-34) | |
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| Worry and its Cure (6:25-34) (contd) | |
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| The Folly of Worry (6:25-34) (contd) | |
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| The Error of Judgment (7:1-5) | |
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| No One Should Judge (7:1-5) (contd) | |
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| The Truth and the Hearer (7:6) | |
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| Reaching those who are unfit to Hear (7:6) (contd) | |
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| The Charter of Prayer (7:7-11) | |
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| The Everest of Ethics (7:12) | |
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| The Golden Rule of Jesus (7:12) (contd) | |
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| Life at the Crossroads (7:13-14) | |
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| The False Prophets (7:15-20) | |
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| Known by their Fruits (7:15-20) (contd) | |
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| The Fruits of Falseness (7:15-20) (contd) | |
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| On False Pretences (7:21-3) | |
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| The Only True Foundation (7:24-7) | |
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| Love in Action | |
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| The Living Death (8:1-4) | |
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| Compassion Beyond the Law (8:1-4) (contd) | |
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| True Prudence (8:1-4) (contd) | |
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| A Good Man's Plea (8:5-13) | |
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| The Passport of Faith (8:5-13) (contd) | |
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| The Power which Annihilates Distance (8:5-13) (contd) | |
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| A Miracle in a Cottage (8:14-15) | |
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| Miracles in a Crowd (8:16-17) | |
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| The Summons to Count the Cost (8:18-22) | |
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| The Tragedy of the Unseized Moment (8:18-22) (contd) | |
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| The Peace of the Presence (8:23-7) | |
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| Clam amid the Storm (8:23-7) (contd) | |
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| The Demon-haunted Universe (8:28-34) | |
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| The Defeat of the Demons (8:28-34) (contd) | |
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| The Growth of Opposition | |
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| Get Right with God (9:1-8) | |
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| The Man whom Everyone Hated (9:9) | |
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| A Challenge Issued and Received (9:9) (contd) | |
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| Where the Need is Greatest (9:10-13) | |
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| Present Joy and Future Sorrow (9:14-15) | |
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| The Problem of the New Idea (9:16-17) | |
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| The Imperfect Faith and the Perfect Power (9:18-31) | |
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| The Awakening Touch (9:18-19, 23-6) | |
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| All Heaven's Power for One (9:20-2) | |
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| Faith's Test and Faith's Reward (9:27-31) | |
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| The Two Reactions (9:32-4) | |
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| The Threefold Work (9:35) | |
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| The Divine Compassion (9:36) | |
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| The Waiting Harvest (9:37-8) | |
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| The Messengers of the King (10:1-4) | |
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| The Making of the Messengers (10:1-4) (contd) | |
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| The Commission of the King's Messenger (10:5-8a) | |
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| The Words and Works of the King's Messenger (10:5-8a) (contd) | |
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| The Equipment of the King's Messenger (10:8b-10) | |
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| The Conduct of the King's Messenger (10:11-15) | |
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| The Challenge of the King to his Messengers (10:16-22) | |
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| The King's Honesty to his Messengers (10:16-22) (contd) | |
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| The Reasons for the Persecution of the King's Messengers (10:16-22) (contd) | |
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| The Prudence of the King's Messenger (10:23) | |
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| The Coming of the King (10:23) (contd) | |
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| The King's Messenger and the King's Sufferings (10:24-5) | |
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| The King's Messenger's Freedom from Fear (10:26-31) | |
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| The Courage of the Right (10:26-31) (contd) | |
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| God Cares! (10:26-31) (contd) | |
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| The Loyalty of the King's Messenger and its Reward (10:32-3) | |
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| The Warfare of the King's Messenger (10:34-9) | |
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| The Cost of being a Messenger of the King (10:34-9) (contd) | |
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| The Reward of those who Welcome the King's Messenger (10:40-2) | |