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But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.

Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.

And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.

And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;