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So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

And if you greet your brethren [fn] only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors [fn] do so?

so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. [fn]

"So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. [fn]

And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, [fn] there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away [fn] into the herd of swine."

And He said to them, "Go." So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.

Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26">[xr] So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.

Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32">[xr] As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me." So he arose and followed Him.