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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 John a prophet.

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

and 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. Truly I tell you, 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 stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person 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.

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 that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, 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.

"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.