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But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'

But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,

He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose. Be made clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever;

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

And after getting into a boat he crossed the sea and came to his own town.

And he stood up and went to his home.

And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples.

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples.