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For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn't find any.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother."

He answered them, "Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

For this people's heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn back— and I would cure them.

For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn't see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn't hear them.

For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

since John had been telling him, "It's not lawful for you to have her!"

As He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.

When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said, "This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat!"

For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, The one who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

Then Jesus replied to her, "Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want." And from that moment her daughter was cured.

Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you collected?

Or the seven loaves for the 4,000 and how many large baskets you collected?

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?