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For sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.

Whoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

For sure, I tell you, whoever does not receive the holy nation of God as a little child does not go into it."

Jesus looked at him with love and said, "There is one thing for you to do yet. Go and sell everything you have and give the money to poor people. You will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow Me."

Jesus looked around Him. He said to His followers, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the holy nation of God!"

The followers were surprised and wondered about His words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children! How hard it is for those who put their trust in riches to get into the holy nation of God!

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven."

Jesus said, "For sure, I tell you, there are those who have given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, and the Good News.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. They said, "Teacher, we would like to have You do for us whatever we ask You."

He said to them, "What would you like to have Me do for you?"

They said to Him, "Yes, we can." Jesus said to them, "You will, for sure, suffer the way I will suffer. You will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with.

But to sit on My right side or on My left side is not for Me to give. It will be given to those for whom it has been made ready."

It must not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great among you, let him care for you.

Whoever wants to be first among you, must be the one who is owned and cares for all.

For the Son of Man did not come to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and be made free from sin."

Then they came to the city of Jericho. When He was leaving the city with His followers and many people, a blind man was sitting by the road. He was asking people for food or money as they passed by. His name was Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus.

Jesus stopped and told them to call the blind man. They called to him and said, "Take hope! Stand up, He is calling for you!"

Jesus said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Lord, I want to see!"

Along the road He saw a fig tree with leaves on it. He went over to see if it had any fruit. He saw nothing but leaves. It was not the right time for figs.

He taught them saying, "Is it not written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? You have made it a place of robbers."