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It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same towill they do the same to">[fn] those of his household!"Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 8:48,52;">[xr]

"So never be afraid of them. For there is nothing covered that will not be exposed, and nothing secret that will not be made known.Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; 12:2-3;">[xr]

Stop beingDon't be">[fn] afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom">[fn]Isaiah 8:12-13; Luke 12:4; 1 Peter 3:14;">[xr]

"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.apart from your Father">[fn]

For I came to turnMicah 7:6;">[xr] 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

and asked him, "Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?"Genesis 49:10; Numbers 24:17; Daniel 9:24; John 6:14;">[xr]

For the Law and all the Prophets prophesied up to the time of John,Malachi 4:6;">[xr]

'A wedding song we played for you, the dance you did but scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

For John didn't come eating or drinking, yet peoplethey">[fn] say, 'He has a demon!'

"How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Jonah 3:7-8;">[xr]

Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!Matthew 10:15,24;">[xr]

And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hades![fn] For if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Isaiah 14:13; Lamentations 2:1;">[xr]

Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"Matthew 10:15;">[xr]

Yes, Father, for this is what was pleasing to you.

Place my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Jeremiah 6:16; Zechariah 9:9; John 13:15; Philippians 2:5,7-8; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 2:6;">[xr]

For my yoke is pleasant,kind">[fn] and my burden is light."1 John 5:3;">[xr]

How is it that he went into the house of God and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him and his companions to eat but was reservedbut only">[fn] for the priests?Exodus 25:30; 29:32-33; Leviticus 8:31;">[xr]

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten. For a tree is known by its fruit.Matthew 7:17; Luke 6:43-44;">[xr]

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.Matthew 3:7; 23:33; Luke 6:45;">[xr]