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yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.'"

But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd, because he was small in stature.

Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

His master replied, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'

They will level you to the ground-you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God."

Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.'"

This is He of whom I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.'

Jesus said to him, "Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these."

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil.

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.