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because the heart of this people has become dull — with their ears they barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, so as not to see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and do t'shuvah, so that I could heal them.'

"So listen to what the parable of the sower means.

but has no root in himself. So he stays on for a while; but as soon as some trouble or persecution arises on account of the message, he immediately falls away.

Now the seed sown among thorns stands for someone who hears the message, but it is choked by the worries of the world and the deceitful glamor of wealth, so that it produces nothing.

It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up it is larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the birds flying about come and nest in its branches."

Just as the weeds are collected and burned up in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

So it will be at the close of the age — the angels will go forth and separate the evil people from among the righteous

He said to them, "So then, every Torah-teacher who has been made into a talmid for the Kingdom of Heaven is like the owner of a home who brings out of his storage room both new things and old."

and went to his home town. There he taught them in their synagogue in a way that astounded them, so that they asked, "Where do this man's wisdom and miracles come from?

And his sisters, aren't they all with us? So where does he get all this?"

However, at Herod's birthday celebration, Herodias' daughter danced before the company and pleased Herod so much

So when he came ashore, he saw a huge crowd; and, filled with compassion for them, he healed those of them who were sick.

As evening approached, the talmidim came to him and said, "This is a remote place and it's getting late. Send the crowds away, so that they can go and buy food for themselves in the villages."

"Come!" he said. So Kefa got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Yeshua.

So he said, "Don't you understand even now?

The talmidim said to him, "Where will we find enough loaves of bread in this remote place to satisfy so big a crowd?"

So when Yeshua said to them, "Watch out! Guard yourselves against the hametz of the P'rushim and Tz'dukim,"

When the talmidim heard this, they were so frightened that they fell face down on the ground.

So they opened their eyes, looked up and saw only Yeshua by himself.

Yeshua rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, so that from that moment he was healed.