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It happened that on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue to teach
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It happened when he was alone with his disciples praying he questioned them saying "Who do the crowds say me to be?"
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There was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and Pharisees carefully watched (Jesus) to see if he would heal on the Sabbath so they may find a reason to accuse him.
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They answering said "John the Baptist. Others say Elias. Others that a certain ancient prophet has risen again." 
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But he knew what they were thinking.
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He said to them "But whom do you say me to be?"
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He said to the man with the withered hand. "Get up and stand here in the middle." Rising up he stood there. Jesus said to them "I ask you whether it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" Looking around at all of them he said to the man "Stretch out your hand." He did so and hand his was restored.
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Peter answering said "The Christ of God." Then He warned them to tell this to nobody. He was saying that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes.
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They (the scribes and Pharisees) were filled with anger and they talked to one another as to what they could do to Jesus.
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He (the Son of man) would be killed and on the third day he would be raised. 
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He said to them all. "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily. Then let him follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for my sake, that one will save it. What does it profit a man who gains the whole world but loses it (his soul). Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, so the Son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. I tell you truly there are some standing here who by no means may taste death until they see the kingdom of God.
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