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The Thankful Leper Character
On the border between Samaria and Galilee, ten lepers stood far off - as the law required - and lifted their voices together: 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.'โฆ
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The Rich Man (Parable of Lazarus) Character
In one of Jesus's most vivid parables, an unnamed rich man lived in luxury every day while a poor man named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered in sores, longing fโฆ
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The Sons of Sceva Character
The seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were traveling exorcists in Ephesus who tried to borrow power they did not possess. Watching Paul cast out evil โฆ
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The Widow with Two Mites Character
Sitting opposite the temple treasury, Jesus watched the wealthy cast in large gifts - and then a poor widow dropped in two mites, the smallest coins in circulatโฆ
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The Penitent Thief Character
One of the two criminals crucified beside Jesus began, like the other, hurling insults - but something changed as he watched Jesus forgive his executioners. He โฆ
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Elymas the Sorcerer Character
Elymas, also called Bar-jesus, was a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet attached to the court of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul of Cyprus at Paphos. When thโฆ
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The Gerasene Demoniac (Legion) Character
This unnamed man lived among the tombs near Gerasa, possessed by so many demons that he called himself "Legion," too strong to be bound even by chains, crying oโฆ
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Joshua the High Priest Character
Joshua (also called Jeshua), son of Josedech, was the first high priest of the community that returned from Babylonian exile, serving alongside the governor Zerโฆ