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and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.
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They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.
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And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
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Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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