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And he ordered him, "Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal.

And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to do the same things to the prophets.

Woe whenever all people speak well of you, for their fathers used to do the same things to the false prophets.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for them back.

"And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them!

Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."

"For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,

for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes.

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

And when they came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy that you grant this for him,

because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us."

So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, and the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.

For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.

For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!' and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!' and he does it."

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep!"

sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And when the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"