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If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.

Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts. Bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.

God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do."

But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners."

But Jesus told the woman, "Because of your faith, you are now saved. May God give you peace!"

Jesus' mother and brothers went to see him, but because of the crowd they could not get near him.

He said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to go out of him. The man had often been attacked by the demon. And even though he had been bound with chains and leg irons and kept under guard, he smashed whatever bound him. Then the demon would force him out into lonely places.

Jesus asked the man, "What is your name?" He answered, "My name is Lots." He said this because there were ‘lots' of demons in him.

Everyone from around Gerasa begged Jesus to leave, because they were so frightened. When Jesus got into the boat to start back,

because his twelve-year-old child was dying. She was his only daughter. While Jesus was on his way, people were crowding all around him.

But Jesus answered, "Someone touched me, because I felt power going out from me."

Jesus said to the woman, "You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace!"

The people laughed at him because they knew she was dead.

Then he said to his disciples, "When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest."

John said, "Master, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But we told him to stop, because he isn't one of us."

Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they give you, because workers are worth what they earn. Don't move around from house to house.

But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!

He may not get up and give you the bread, just because you are his friend. But he will get up and give you as much as you need, simply because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

Because of your evil deeds, the Wisdom of God said, "I will send prophets and apostles to you. But you will murder some and mistreat others."

Jesus replied: Do you think that these people were worse sinners than everyone else in Galilee just because of what happened to them?