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I tell you, many early preachers and kings have wanted to see the things you are seeing, but they did not see them. They have wanted to hear the things you are hearing, but they did not hear them."

A religious leader was walking down that road and saw the man. But he went by on the other side.

In the same way, a man from the family group of Levi was walking down that road. When he saw the man who was hurt, he came near to him but kept on going on the other side of the road.

But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every nation divided into groups that fight each other will be destroyed. Every family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.

But if I put out demons by the power of God, then the holy nation of God has come to you.

But He said, "Yes, but those who hear the Word of God and obey it are happy."

But the Lord said to him, "You proud religious law-keepers make the outside of the cup and plate clean, but inside you are full of stealing and sinning.

"It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! You give one-tenth part of your spices. But you give no thought to what is right and to the love of God. You should do both of these.

Jesus said, "It is bad for you also, you men who know the Law! For you put heavy loads on the shoulders of men. But you will not even put your finger on one of these loads to help them.

But whoever acts as if he does not know Me and does not make Me known to men, he will not be spoken of to the angels of God.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul will be taken from you. Then who will have all the things you have put away?'

But understand this, that if the owner of a house had known when the robber was coming, he would have been watching. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

"But what if that servant says to himself, ‘The owner will not be coming soon,' and then beats the other servants and eats and drinks and gets drunk?

"The servant who knew what the owner wanted done, but did not get ready for him, or did not do what he wanted done, will be beaten many times.

But the servant who did not know what his owner wanted done, but did things that would be reason to be beaten, will be beaten only a few times. The man who receives much will have to give much. If much is given to a man to take care of, men will expect to get more from him.

You who pretend to be someone you are not, you know all about the sky and the earth. But why do you not know what is happening these days?

No, I tell you. But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die.

No, I tell you. But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die."

Then He told them this picture-story: "A man had a fig tree in his grape-field. He looked for fruit on it but found none.

"Work hard to go in through the narrow door. I tell you, many will try to go in but will not be able to go in.