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Richard Francis Weymouth Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech…

What have you done?"
018:036 "My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin."
018:037 "So then *you* are a king!" rejoined Pilate. "Yes," said Jesus, "you say truly that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this purpose I have come into the world— to give testimony for the truth. Every one who is a friend of the truth listens to my voice."
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Richard Francis Weymouth Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech…

If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world."
006:052 This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"
006:053 "In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.
006:054 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him up on the last day.
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Richard Francis Weymouth Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech…

Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, `If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'
008:053 Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
008:054 "Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no
real glory. There is One who glorifies me—namely my Father,
who you say is your God.
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