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Jesus also said to his followers, "Once there was a rich man who had a manager to take care of his business. This manager was accused of cheating him.

"If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, he is guilty of adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman is also guilty of adultery."

He wanted to eat only the small pieces of food that fell from the rich man's table. And the dogs would come and lick his sores.

In the place of the dead, he was in much pain. The rich man saw Abraham far away with Lazarus at his side.

He called, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering in this fire!'

Jesus said to his followers, "Things that cause people to sin will happen, but how terrible for the person who causes them to happen!

The servant does not get any special thanks for doing what his master commanded.

While Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was going through the area between Samaria and Galilee.

Then Jesus said to his followers, "The time will come when you will want very much to see one of the days of the Son of Man. But you will not see it.

Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.

God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them.

I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?"

"The tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even look up to heaven. But he beat on his chest because he was so sad. He said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'

So he called ten of his servants and gave a coin to each servant. He said, ‘Do business with this money until I get back.'

As Jesus came near Bethphage and Bethany, towns near the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent out two of his followers.

So they were not able to trap Jesus in anything he said in the presence of the people. And being amazed at his answer, they became silent.

They asked, "Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, then that man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.

David calls the Christ ‘Lord,' so how can the Christ be his son?"

While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his followers,

In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup and said, "This cup is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This new agreement begins with my blood which is poured out for you.