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"They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

"You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

"So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

"So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

"So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.

"For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

"Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed.

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."

He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for."

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—He said to the paralytic,

And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."