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Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

For the hearts of this people have grown dull.Their ears are hard of hearing,And their eyes they have closed,Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,So that I should [fn] heal them.' Isaiah 6:9, 10 ">[fn]

But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?"

So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."

And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.

And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.

And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,

and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

And in vain they worship Me,Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' " Isaiah 29:13 ">[fn]