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They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God.

When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the kingdom of God!"

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."

He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

The law and the prophets were until Yochanan. From that time the Good News of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"

Being asked by the Perushim when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God doesn't come with observation;

neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

saying, "A certain judge was in a city, who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man.

He wouldn't for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I don't fear God, nor respect man,

Won't God avenge his elect, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

The Parush stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Yeshua called them near, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to ones like these.

Most assuredly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

Yeshua asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one -- God.

Yeshua, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."