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There is no disciple who is more important than his teacher; for every man who is well developed will be like his teacher.

For every tree is known by its own fruits. For they do not gather figs from thistles, nor gather grapes from a bramble bush.

A good man brings out good things from the good treasure of his heart; and a bad man from the bad treasure of his heart brings out bad things; for from the abundance of the heart the lips speak.

He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid its foundations upon the rock; and when the flood came, the flood beat upon that house, and could not shake it; for its foundation was laid upon a rock.

When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy to have this done for him;

For he loves our people, and has even built us a synagogue.

Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to him, and said, My Lord, do not trouble yourself; for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof;

For I am also a man in government service, and there are soldiers under my command; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And all the people who heard it, even the publicans, justified themselves before God, for they were baptized with the baptism of John.

For John the Baptist came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He is insane.

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he reasoned in himself and said, If this man were a prophet, he would have known who she was and her reputation; for the woman who has touched him is a sinner.

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you did not give me even water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

For this reason, I say to you, Her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

He said to them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest it has to be said in figures; for while they see, they do not perceive; and while they hear, they do not understand.

Those on the rock are those who when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and yet they have no root, but their belief is for a while, and in time of trial they stumble.

For there is nothing covered which will not be uncovered; and nothing hidden which will not be known, and come to light.

Take heed how you hear; for he who has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.

And when he landed, he was met by a man from the city, who had the demon in him for a long time, and he did not wear clothes, and did not live in a house, but in the cemetery.

For Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For it was a long time since he was possessed, and bound with chains, and kept in fetters; but he would often break off his bonds and was driven into the desert by the demon.

Return to your own house, and declare what God has done for you. And he went away, and preached throughout the city what Jesus had done for him.