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"For whoever does the will of God, this 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 for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

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

And He was saying, "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 You have with me, 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 person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is, given to God),'

thereby 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 when it has come with power."

"And if your eye is causing you to sin, throw it away; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,

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

"Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate."

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid 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."

But 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!"

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded 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 person to enter the kingdom of God."

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."