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But as soon as the demon was driven out, the man started talking, and everyone was amazed. "We have never seen anything like this in Israel!" they exclaimed.

But the Pharisees said, "It is the chief of the demons who gives Jesus the power to drive out demons."

So he said to his disciples, "The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in.

If the people in that house welcome you, let your greeting of peace remain; but if they do not welcome you, then take back your greeting.

Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

But those who reject me publicly, I will reject before my Father in heaven.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it.

Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

I assure you that John the Baptist is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than John.

‘We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!'

No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's Spirit, who gives me the power to drive out demons, which proves that the Kingdom of God has already come upon you.

For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven—now or ever.

But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.

But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty."

Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.

The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand.