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But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

" 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.

And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.

The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

They discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any bread."

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

"Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.

Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."

When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

" 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'

Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are.

Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.