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He said to them, "But who do you yourselves say that I am?"

And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's purposes, but men's."

"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

"For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?

but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

"Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes!

"But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that ON THE TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY MATTER MAY BE CONFIRMED.

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times.

"But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe!'

"But he was unwilling, and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed.

"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate."

He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

But He said to them, "Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.

But Jesus said, "Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them to come to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

And looking at them, Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."