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There is nothing outside a man which entering him can make him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man that make him unclean."

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.

Then He rose and left that place and went into the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon. Here He entered a house and wished no one to know it, but He could not escape observation.

Then Jesus charged them to tell no one; but the more He charged them, all the more did they spread the news far and wide.

"John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."

Then He asked them pointedly, "But you yourselves, who do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ," answered Peter.

But turning round and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Adversary," He said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.

"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?

Yet I tell you that not only has Elijah come, but they have also done to him whatever they chose, as the Scriptures say about him."

and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."

"and often it has thrown him into the fire or into pools of water to destroy him. But, if you possibly can, have pity on us and help us."

but Jesus took his hand and raised him up, and he stood on his feet.

But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.

Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."

but from the beginning of the creation the rule was, `Male and female did God make them.

and the two shall be one'; so that they are two no longer, but `one.'

One day people were bringing young children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples interfered.

Jesus looking on them said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God."