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The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look - something greater than Jonah is here!Jeremiah 3:11; Ezekiel 16:51-52; Jonah 3:5; Luke 11:32; Romans 2:27;">[xr]

The queen of the south will stand up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look - something greater than Solomon is here!"1 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1; Luke 11:31;">[xr]

Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.

That's why I speak to them in parables, because 'they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

"How blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear!Matthew 16:17; Luke 10:23-24; John 20:29;">[xr]

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.Matthew 11:6; 2 Timothy 1:15;">[xr]

He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.Mark 6:5-6;">[xr]

Though the king was saddened at this, because of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given.

But he answered them, "Why do you also disregard the commandment of God because of your tradition?

does not have to honor his father.'his father or his mother">[fn] Because of your tradition, then, you have revoked the authority of God's word.law; still other mss. read commandment">[fn]

Their worship of me is empty,Isaiah 29:13; Colossians 2:18-22; Titus 1:14;">[xr] because they teach human rules as doctrines.'"Isaiah 29:13">[fn]

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."Mark 8:1;">[xr]

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.Matthew 20:17; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33; Luke 9:22; 18:31; 24:6-7;">[xr]

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith.your little faith">[fn] For truly I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

How terrible it will be for the world because it causes people to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!Matthew 26:24; Luke 17:1; 1 Corinthians 11:19;">[xr]

Because he couldn't pay, his master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold so that payment could be made.2 Kings 4:1; Nehemiah 5:8;">[xr]

Then his master sent for him and said to him, 'You evil servant! I canceled that entire debt for you because you begged me.

He said to them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning it was not this way.

For some men are celibate from birth,from the mother's womb">[fn] while others are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."1 Corinthians 7:32,34;">[xr]

But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions.