Passages from the Authorized Version

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan The Authorized Version

A Jewish man is left for dead by bandits, but help comes from a most unexpected quarter.

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Jailbreak St Luke the Evangelist

When Rhoda, maid to John Mark and his mother, said Peter was standing at the gate, nobody in the house believed her.

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The Parable of the Talents The Authorized Version

Three servants are engaged to invest their master’s money in the markets.

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The Woman Taken in Adultery The Authorized Version

The Pharisees conspire to put Jesus in a seemingly impossible situation, by inviting him to take sides in the bitter politics of Jew and Roman.

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The Lord Is My Shepherd The Authorized Version

King David expresses his trust in God in terms remembered from his years as a shepherd boy.

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The Annunciation to Mary The Authorized Version

An angel appeared to Mary in her home in Nazareth, and offered her the chance to be part of nothing less than the reopening of the doors of Paradise.

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The Sacrifice of Isaac The Authorized Version

Abraham invites his son Isaac to accompany him to a nearby mountain to offer sacrifice, and the boy is naturally curious to know what gift his father proposes to offer.

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