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"For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

"In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;

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

yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

"But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

"But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.

'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

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

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

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"

But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."

But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"

"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."