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For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.

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

Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.

Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.

And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels.

Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.

And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.

But the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary.

But seeing the wind strong, he was afraid: and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.

And they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment. And as many as touched, were made whole.

But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.

This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.