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... formed only a section of one of the many provinces of the great Persian empire . The Jews at first were settled in the city of Jerusalem and its immediate neighbourhood , but gradually spread over the country as they increased in ...
... formed only a section of one of the many provinces of the great Persian empire . The Jews at first were settled in the city of Jerusalem and its immediate neighbourhood , but gradually spread over the country as they increased in ...
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... formed . One of these ten was the public minister or ruler ; three decided differences be- tween the members ; others took care of the poor ; and the remainder of the ten were probably readers , teach- ers , or interpreters of the law ...
... formed . One of these ten was the public minister or ruler ; three decided differences be- tween the members ; others took care of the poor ; and the remainder of the ten were probably readers , teach- ers , or interpreters of the law ...
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... formed an alliance with the Lacedæ- monian Greeks . Subsequently he was slain by trea- chery . The Syrian general lured him into the Phoe- nician city of Ptolemais , under pretence of desiring a private consultation , and then took him ...
... formed an alliance with the Lacedæ- monian Greeks . Subsequently he was slain by trea- chery . The Syrian general lured him into the Phoe- nician city of Ptolemais , under pretence of desiring a private consultation , and then took him ...
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... formed in every town containing more than 120 persons . These smaller courts decided all minor cases , and were somewhat similar to the judges of hundreds and of thousands organized by Moses . They were sometimes called the lesser ...
... formed in every town containing more than 120 persons . These smaller courts decided all minor cases , and were somewhat similar to the judges of hundreds and of thousands organized by Moses . They were sometimes called the lesser ...
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... formed very soon after the dissolution of the great synagogue , and the first collec- tion of the traditions . Subsequently fresh points of difference sprung up between the two sects , and these require a more detailed account . 66 The ...
... formed very soon after the dissolution of the great synagogue , and the first collec- tion of the traditions . Subsequently fresh points of difference sprung up between the two sects , and these require a more detailed account . 66 The ...
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Page 71 - Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you ; do this in remembrance of me. Likewise after supper he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins; do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
Page 79 - Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man. When the chief priests, therefore, and officers saw him, they cried out saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him ; for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Page 73 - And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me : nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly ; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Page 78 - When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Page 77 - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Page 79 - Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Page 80 - And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save Thyself. If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Page 72 - But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.
Page 97 - And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man." And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 139 - And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.