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Luke 13:31–35

Luke 13:31–352 matched frames1 pivot

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  • A 31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
    • B 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow,
      • C 32b and the third day I shall be perfected.
    • B' 33a Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following:
  • A' 33b for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

  • 2A. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee;
    • 2B. 34b how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
    • 2B'. 35a Behold, your house is left unto you desolate:
  • 2A'. 35b and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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