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But they didn't understand what he meant.

John answered their questions by saying, "I baptize you with water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."

But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.'"

But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.

And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian."

but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

But Jesus reprimanded him. "Be quiet! Come out of the man," he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.

But he replied, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent."

"Master," Simon replied, "we worked hard all last night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, I'll let the nets down again."

But despite Jesus' instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.

But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

but they couldn't reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, "Who does he think he is? That's blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!"

But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with such scum?"

I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent."

But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."

But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,' they say."

But some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?"