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|In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

|Meanwhile, amid a massive crowd that stepped on each other, Jesus taught His disciples first. "Beware the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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|For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

|For nothing is concealed that shall not be revealed; nothing hidden that shall not be known.

|"is" or "can be"?

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|Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

|So whatever you said in the dark shall be heard in the light; and whatever you whispered in each others' ears behind closed doors shall be shouted from the rooftops.

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|And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

|Hear me out: do not fear those who kill the body, because afterward they cannot harm any further.

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|But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

|I give advance warning to you about whom to fear: be afraid of He who has power to send you to Hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him.

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|Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

|Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies, and yet none of them is forgotten before God?

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|But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

|But even the count of hairs on your head is known to God. Do not fear then: you are of more value than many sparrows.

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|Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

|Also I say to you, "Whoever shall testify for me before men, he is also testifying before watchful angels of God:

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|But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

|But he that denies me before other men shall be denied before the angels of God.

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|And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

|And whoever speaks against the Son of man, they shall be forgiven for it: but to those who commit blasphemy against God's will, that shall not be forgiven.

|Tentatively, "God's will" may be the most accurate in this context. Improvements to make it more precise are welcome.

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|And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

|And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to magistrates, and powerful leaders, do not concern yourself with what questions you will answer, or what you will say:

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|For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

|For God's spirit will give you guidance at that time regarding what to say.

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|And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

|And one of those in attendance said to Him, "Master, speak to my brother, and persuade him to divide our inheritance with me."

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|And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

|And He said unto him, "Sir, who made me a judge or a mediator over you?"

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|And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

|And He said to them, "Pay attention to me, and beware of greed: for a man's life is measured by the number of things he comes to possess."

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|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

|And He told them a parable, saying, "The farmland of a certain rich man yielded abundantly:

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|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

|And he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, because I have no space left to store my harvest?'

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|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

|And he said, 'This is what I'll do: I will tear down my barns, and rebuild them even larger; and that's where I will store all my harvest and my goods.'

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|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

|And I will say to myself, 'You have stored many years worth of provisions; take a rest, eat, drink, and be merry.'

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|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

|But God said to him, 'You fool, tonight your soul shall meet its maker: who, then, shall all that you have acquired belong to?'

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|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

|Such is a man that focuses on acquiring wealth for himself, and loses his focus on God."

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|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

|And He said to his disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not focus selfishly on your life, on what you eat; on preening yourself, or over the fashions you wear.

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|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

|Life is more than just sustaining yourself, and the body is more than just clothing.

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|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

|Consider the ravens: for they neither plant or harvest; they don't have a storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them: how much better off are you than the birds?

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|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

|By worrying, can any of you add a foot to your height?

|This is a famously disputed verse, often translated as adding an hour to one's life. But the Greek term πῆχυς means "cubit", and the next verse conflicts with the translation of adding an hour to one's life.

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|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

|If you cannot even do something so meaningless, why do you worry so much about everything else?

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|Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

|Consider how the lilies grow: they do not labor, they do not weave; and yet I tell you, Solomon in all his glory was not as regally dressed as one of these.

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|If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

|If God gives consideration to the condition of straw, which grows today in the field, and tomorrow is burned in an oven; how much more will give consideration to your condition, you of little faith?

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|And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

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|For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

|For all of these things are sought by the nations of the world: and your Father knows that you need these things.

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|But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

|Instead you should seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be provided to you.

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|Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

|Fear not, followers of God; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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|Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

|Sell what you have, and give it to charity; earn yourselves a wealth that does not grow old, a treasure in heaven that will last forever, which no thieves can reach, or moths ruin.

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|For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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|Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

|Be ready to go when the Lord calls you, and be prepared for His arrival;

|I did some research on this, and these seemed to be good modern expressions for these phrases

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|And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

|And be like servants waiting for their employer, as if he was about to return from a wedding; that when he arrives and knocks, they are ready to open the door immediately.

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|Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

|Blessed are those servants, who when their employer returns finds them watching for him: Truly I tell you, that this employer will then roll up his sleeves, and make the servants sit down to dinner, and he will be the one serving them.

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|And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

|And if he shall return later in the evening, or return far after midnight, and find them alertly waiting, blessed are those servants.

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|And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

|And know this, that if the master of the house had known when the thief would come, he would have been watching, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

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|Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

|Be ready like this as well: for the Son of man will come when you are not expecting.

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|Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

|Then Peter asked Him, "Lord, do you intend this parable for us, or for everyone?"

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|And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

|The Lord replied, "Who then is that faithful and wise manager, trusted by his employer to supervise his affairs, and to compensate his workers as they are due?

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|Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

|Blessed is that manager, whose employer finds working so diligently.

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|Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

|Truly I tell you, he will promote that manager to run all of his affairs.

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|But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

|But if that manager thinks to himself, "My employer will be late in coming"; and begins to punish his subordinates, and to eat and drink from his employer's stock, and to become drunk;

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|The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

|The employer of that manager will come on a day when he is not expected, and at a time that is unexpected, and will dismiss him, and will give him all that is due to the unfaithful.

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|And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

|And that manager, who knew his employer's will, but did not prepare to fulfill it, or do as he instructed, shall be beaten with many lashes.

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|But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

|But the one who did not know, and did things worthy of punishment, shall receive a lesser penalty. For those who are given great responsibility, of them much shall be expected: and of the man that others commit themselves to, of him they will expect all the more.

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|I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled?

|I have come to light a fire on the earth; and what will I do if it has already been lit?

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|But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

|But I have a baptism to go through with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

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|Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

|Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth? I tell you, 'No, but rather divisiveness':

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|For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

|For from this point forward there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

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|The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

|The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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|And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

|And He also said to the people, "When you see clouds approaching from the west, you are quick to say, 'Here comes a shower'; and so it happens.

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|And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

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|Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

|You hypocrites, you can predict the weather before it happens, but how is it that you can't see what's happening right before you?

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|Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

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|When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

|When you go to court with an opponent, and you are the defendant, be diligent so that you're cleared of any wrongdoing; lest you be found guilty by the judge, with the judge handing you off to the sheriff, and the sheriff putting you into prison.

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|I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

|I tell you, that you will not leave from there until you have paid all that is due.

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