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and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, -- `He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking;

saying, `Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;

As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's [house, certain], saying -- `Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

And Jesus having known, saith to them, `Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?

`Having yet therefore one son -- his beloved -- he sent also him unto them last, saying -- They will reverence my son;

and when ye may hear of wars and reports of wars, be not troubled, for these behove to be, but the end [is] not yet;

And Peter said to him, `And if all shall be stumbled, yet not I;'

And immediately -- while he is yet speaking -- cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;

And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, `What need have we yet of witnesses?

While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's [house], saying to him -- `Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore [him] sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

`I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

`If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

and if not so -- he being yet a long way off -- having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;