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But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

But he said, ‘No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn."'"

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, "Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,"

‘ This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"

"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.