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"Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.

Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.

For your heart will always be where your riches are.

"The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light;

"This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes?

"And why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for themselves.

for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.

For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock.

Would any of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread?

Or would you give him a snake when he asks for a fish?

"Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets.

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help:

Then Jesus said to the officer, "Go home, and what you believe will be done for you." And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.

When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.

"No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat.

Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, and both will keep in good condition."

A woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak.

Then Jesus went into the official's house. When he saw the musicians for the funeral and the people all stirred up,

As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

do not carry a beggar's bag for the trip or an extra shirt or shoes or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.