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Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, "You are the Son of God!"

"For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."

And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,

And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

and shouting with a loud voice, he said, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!"

"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),'

thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."

"If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,

"But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.

"What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

"Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."

And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."