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167:01.01 Breakfast with Pharisee Luke 14:1a (Same) "And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him."

167:01.02 Seat of honor. Luke 14:7a (Same) "And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,"

167:01.03 Pharisees watched. Luke 14:1b (Same) "And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him."

167:01.04 Jesus asks question, no answers. Luke 14:3-4a (Same) "And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
And they held their peace.
And he took him, and healed him, and let him go."

167:01.04 Man with dropsy Luke 14:2 (Same) "And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy."

167:01.05 Exalted-humbled-exalted Luke 1:52 (Same) "He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree."

167:01.05 Exalted-humbled-exalted Luke 14:11 (Same) "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

167:01.05 Exalted-humbled-exalted Luke 18:14 (Same) "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

167:01.05 Exalted-humbled-exalted Matthew 18:1-4 (Same) "At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

167:01.05 Exalted-humbled-exalted Matthew 23:12 (Same) "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."

167:01.05 Jesus heals man of dropsy Luke 14:4b (Same) "And they held their peace.
And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;"

167:01.05 Talks to Pharisees Luke 14:5-14 (Same) "And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And they could not answer him again to these things.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just."

167:02.01 Jewish saying Luke 14:15 (Same) "And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God."

167:02.02 Parable of great supper Luke 14:16-24 (Same) "Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse.
The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things.
Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper."

167:02.02 Parable of great supper Matthew 22:1-10 (Same) "And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests."

167:03.01 Healing on Sabbath Luke 13:10-13 (Same) "And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God."

167:03.02 Chief ruler criticizes healing Luke 13:14 (Same) "And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day."

167:03.03 Jesus' response Luke 13:15-17 (Same) "The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him."

167:04.01 Jesus' comment John 11:4 (Same) "When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby."

167:04.01 News: Lazarus sick John 11:1-3 (Same) "Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."

167:04.02 Jesus loved Lazarus John 11:5 (Same) "Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus."

167:04.03 Tarries two days in Philadelphia John 11:6 (Same) "When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was."

167:04.04 Apostles object John 11:8 (Same) "His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?"

167:04.04 Jesus says let us go to Judea John 11:7 (Same) "Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again."

167:04.05 Lazarus sleeps John 11:11 (Same) "These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep."

167:04.05 Should work in daylight John 11:9-10 (Same) "Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?
If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him."

167:04.06 Jesus glad for witness John 11:12-15a (Same) "Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him."

167:04.07 Thomas' appeal John 11:15b-16 (Same) "And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him."

167:05.01 Exalted-humbled-exalted Luke 14:11 (Same) "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

167:05.01 Exalted-humbled-exalted Luke 18:14 (Same) "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

167:05.01 Exalted-humbled-exalted Matthew 18:1-4 (Same) "At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

167:05.01 Exalted-humbled-exalted Matthew 23:12 (Same) "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."

167:05.01 Parable of two prayers Luke 18:9-14 (Same) "And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find John 14:13-14 (Same) "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find John 16:24 (Same) "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find Luke 11:9-10 (Same) "And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find Mark 11:24 (Same) "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find Matthew 7:7-8 (Same) "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

167:05.02 Ask and receive; seek and find Matthew 21:22 (Same) "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

167:05.02 Question about divorce Mark 10:2 (Same) "And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him."

167:05.02 Question about divorce Matthew 19:3 (Same) "The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?"

167:05.03 On marriage & divorce Mark 10:2-12 (Same) "And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery."

167:05.03 On marriage & divorce Matthew 19:3-12 (Same) "The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

167:05.07 Created male & female Genesis 1:27 (Reference) "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."

167:05.07 Created male & female Mark 10:6 (Same) "But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female."

167:05.07 Created male & female Matthew 19:4 (Same) "And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female."

167:05.07 Many misconceptions Mark 10:10 (Same) "And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter."

167:05.07 Two become as one Ephesians 5:31 (Compare) "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

167:05.07 Two become as one Genesis 2:24 (Compare) "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."

167:05.07 Two become as one Mark 10:7-8 (Same) "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh."

167:05.07 Two become as one Matthew 19:5 (Same) "And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?"

167:06.01 Jesus calls children Luke 18:16-17 (Same) "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."

167:06.01 Jesus calls children Mark 10:14-15 (Same) "But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."

167:06.01 Jesus calls children Matthew 19:14 (Same) "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

167:06.01 Mothers bring children Luke 18:15 (Same) "And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them."

167:06.01 Mothers bring children Mark 10:13 (Same) "And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them."

167:06.01 Mothers bring children Matthew 19:13 (Same) "Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them."

167:06.02 Jesus blesses children Mark 10:16 (Same) "And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them."

167:06.02 Jesus blesses children Matthew 19:15 (Same) "And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence."

167:07.02 Angels not "Sons of God" Genesis 6:2-4 (Reference) "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown."

167:07.02 Angels not "Sons of God" Job 1:6 (Reference) "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them."

167:07.02 Angels not "Sons of God" Job 2:1 (Reference) "Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord."

167:07.02 Angels not "Sons of God" Job 38:7 (Reference) "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"

167:07.02 Mansions on high John 14:2 (Same) "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you."

167:07.04 Angels going up & down Genesis 28:12 (Reference) "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it."

167:07.04 Angels going up & down John 1:51 (Same) "And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. "

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (Compare) "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 1 Corinthians 6:19 (Compare) "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 1 John 3:24 (Compare) "And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him.
And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. "

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 1 John 4:12-15 (Compare) "No man hath seen God at any time.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 2 Corinthians 6:16 (Compare) "And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ 2 Timothy 1:14 (Compare) "That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Job 32:8 (Compare) "But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Job 32:18 (Compare) "For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ John 17:21-23 (Same) "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Luke 17:21 (Same) "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Matthew 10:20 (Same) "For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Revelation 21:3 (Compare) "And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."

167:07.04 God's spirit lives within you (T/A)+ Romans 8:9-11 (Compare) "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Luke 22:43 (Same) "And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him."

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Mark 1:13 (Same) "And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him."

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Matthew 4:6 (Same) "And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Matthew 4:11 (Same) "Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him."

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Matthew 26:53 (Same) "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"

167:07.04 Ministering spirits Matthew 28:2 (Same) "And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."

167:07.04 Other sheep, other fold John 10:16 (Same) "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."

167:07.05 Seraphic joy Luke 15:7 (Same) "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance."

167:07.05 Seraphic joy Luke 15:10 (Same) "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."

167:07.06 Mansions in heaven John 14:2 (Same) "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you."

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Bible cross-references are from the Paramony, by Dr. Duane Faw
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