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But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

And behold, a violent storm developed on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.

"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—then He said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home."

But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

"Now go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, RATHER THAN SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"

And Jesus said to them, "The attendants of the groom cannot mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

"But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.

"Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

While He was saying these things to them, behold, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will become alive again."

But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, "Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well." And at once the woman was made well.

He said, "Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.

But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout that land.

But the Pharisees were saying, "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

"If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

"But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;