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But Jesushe">[fn] did not reply at all, so that the governor was very surprised.

He said to them, "Let's go to the neighboring towns so that I can preach there, too. For that is why I came out here."here">[fn]Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:43; John 16:28; 17:4;">[xr]

JesusHe">[fn] told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him.

Then he went home. The crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciplesso that they">[fn] couldn't even eat.Mark 6:31;">[xr]

but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.1 Timothy 6:9,17;">[xr]

A violent windstorm came up, and the waves began breaking into the boat, so that the boat was rapidlyalready">[fn] becoming swamped.

So the demonsthey">[fn] begged him, "Send us among the pigs, so that we can go into them!"

and begged him urgently, saying, "My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may get well and live."

Send the crowdsthem">[fn] away so that they can go to the neighboring farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

"Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.Matthew 6:14; Colossians 3:13;">[xr]

But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was astonished.Isaiah 53:7; John 19:9;">[xr]

Let the Christ,[fn] the king of Israel, come down from the cross now so that we may see it and believe." Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.Matthew 27:44; Luke 23:39;">[xr]

so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.John 20:31;">[xr]

deliverance from our enemies' gripRomans 6:18,22; Hebrews 9:14;">[xr] so that we could serve him without fear

so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed. Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too."Psalm 42:10; John 19:25;">[xr]

With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"Psalm 91:11-12">[fn]

The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

"No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in will see the light.Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 11:33;">[xr]

But they didn't know what this meant. Indeed, the meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this statement.Mark 9:32; Luke 2:50; 18:34;">[xr]

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hiding placecellar">[fn] or under a basket,or under a basket">[fn] but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16;">[xr]