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What do you think about this? A man has one hundred sheep and one of them is lost. Will he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to look for that one lost sheep?

If he finds it, for sure, I tell you, he will have more joy over that one, than over the ninety-nine that were not lost.

"For sure, I tell you, whatever you do not allow on earth will not have been allowed in heaven. Whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.

Again I tell you this: If two of you agree on earth about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there I am with them."

Then the king called for the first one. He said, ‘You bad servant! I forgave you. I said that you would not have to pay back any of the money you owed me because you asked me.

The proud religious law-keepers came to Jesus. They tried to trap Him by saying, "Does the Law say a man can divorce his wife for any reason?"

It says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will live with his wife. The two will become one.'

And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sex sins, and marries another, is guilty of sex sins in marriage. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of sex sins in marriage."

For there are some men who from birth will never be able to have children. There are some men who have been made so by men. There are some men who have had themselves made that way because of the holy nation of heaven. The one who is able to do this, let him do it."

Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray for them. The followers spoke sharp words to them.

When the young man heard these words, he went away sad for he had many riches.

Jesus said to His followers, "For sure, I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the holy nation of heaven.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the holy nation of heaven."

Jesus said to them, "For sure, I tell you, when all the earth will be new and the Son of Man will sit on His throne in His shining-greatness, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, and judge the twelve family groups of the Jewish nation.

"For the holy nation of heaven is like the owner of a grape-field. He went out early in the morning to hire workmen to work in his grape-field.

The workmen who had been hired at five o'clock came up. Each one of them got a day's pay for his work.

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

For the Son of Man came not 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 made free from the punishment of sin."

Jesus stopped and called them. He asked, "What do you want Me to do for you?"