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"But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.

"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

for just as JONAH WAS IN THE STOMACH OF THE SEA MONSTER FOR THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

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

"For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'

"For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

For John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, "This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'

he is not to honor his father or mother.' And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.

And she said, "Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed at once.