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But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.