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He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

But his mother replied, "No! He shall be called John."

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.

But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was subject to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

John answered all of them: "I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn. But He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother's wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

But Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"

But Jesus replied, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"

But Jesus declared, "It also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Be silent!" He said. "Come out of him!" At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

Demons also came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.