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But Jesus turned and scolded them. [And Jesus said, "You don't know what kind of spirit you belong to.

The Son of Man did not come to destroy the souls of people but to save them." ] Then they went to another town.

Jesus said to them, "The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head."

Jesus said to another man, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about the kingdom of God."

Another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family."

Jesus said, "Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God."

He said to them, "There are a great many people to harvest, but there are only a few workers. So pray to God, who owns the harvest, that he will send more workers to help gather his harvest.

Go now, but listen! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.

If peace-loving people live there, your blessing of peace will stay with them, but if not, then your blessing will come back to you.

But if you go into a town, and the people don't welcome you, then go into the streets and say,

‘Even the dirt from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the kingdom of God is near.'

But on the Judgment Day it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

But you should not be happy because the spirits obey you but because your names are written in heaven."

Then Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children. Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.

I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you now see, but they did not, and they wanted to hear what you now hear, but they did not."

But the man, wanting to show the importance of his question, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

But Martha was busy with all the work to be done. She went in and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me alone to do all the work? Tell her to help me."

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things.

A friend of mine has come into town to visit me, but I have nothing for him to eat.'