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“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

“Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?

But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great.”

That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.

But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring,

Then his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not meet with him because of the crowd.

But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

When he got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

The man from whom the demons had departed begged him earnestly to be with him. But he sent him away and said,

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”

Her parents were astounded, but he instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see him.

“But you,”

But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.

I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”