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Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
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Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
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Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
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Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
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I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
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Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
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Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
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They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
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They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
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Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
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As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
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And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
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Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
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Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
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He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
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I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
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Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
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For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
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For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
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For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
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For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
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It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
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He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
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He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
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I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
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They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
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Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
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As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
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The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
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The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
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It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
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He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
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Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
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After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
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But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
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And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
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And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
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For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
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And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
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For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
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Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
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And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
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And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
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And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
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And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
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And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
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And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
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And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
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And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
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And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
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And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
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And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
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The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
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And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
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And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
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And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
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Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
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But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
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But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
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And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
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And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
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And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
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And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
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And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
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Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
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And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
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And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
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And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
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And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
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And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
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And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
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And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
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And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
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And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
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I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
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And they all forsook him, and fled.
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And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
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And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
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And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
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For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
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And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
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We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
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But neither so did their witness agree together.
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And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
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But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
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And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
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Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
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And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
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And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
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But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
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And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
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But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
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And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
