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And he wentthrough the citiesandvillages,teaching, andjourneying*towardJerusalem.
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Thensaidoneuntohim,Lord, are there fewthat be saved? And he said unto them,
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Strive to enter inat the straitgate:formany, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, andshallnot be able.
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When once*the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door,and ye begin to standwithout,and to knock at the door,saying, Lord,Lord,open unto us;and he shall answer and say unto you, I knowyounotwhence ye are:
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Then shall ye begin to say, We have eatenanddrunk in thypresence,and thou hast taughtinourstreets.
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But he shall say, I tellyou, I knowyounotwhence ye are; departfromme,all ye workers of iniquity.
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There shall beweepingandgnashing of teeth,when ye shall seeAbraham,andIsaac,andJacob,andall the prophets,in the kingdom of God,andyou yourselves thrustout.
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And they shall comefrom the east,and from the west,andfrom the north,and from the south,and shall sit downin the kingdom of God.
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And,behold, there arelastwhich shall befirst,and there arefirstwhich shall belast.