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A follower should be happy to be as his teacher, and a servant who is owned by someone should be happy to be as his owner. If they have called the head of the house Satan, how much more will they speak against those of the house.

I came to turn a man against his father. I came to turn a daughter against her mother. I came to turn a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

A man will be hated by his own family.

"He who loves his father and mother more than Me is not good enough for Me. He who loves son or daughter more than Me is not good enough for Me.

He who does not take his cross and follow Me is not good enough for Me.

He who wants to keep his life will have it taken away from him. He who loses his life because of Me will have it given back to him.

For sure, I tell you, anyone who gives a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he follows Me, will not lose his reward."

When Jesus finished telling His twelve followers what to do, He went away from there to teach and preach in their towns.

When John the Baptist was in prison, he heard what Jesus was doing. He sent his followers.

Then He began to say strong words against the cities where most of His powerful works were done. He spoke to them because they were not sorry for their sins and did not turn from them.

At that time Jesus walked through the grain-fields on the Day of Rest. His followers were hungry and began to pick off grain to eat.

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

He will not fight or speak with a loud voice. No man will hear His voice in the streets.

In His name the nations will have hope."

If the devil puts out the devil, he is divided against himself. How will his nation stand?

How can anyone go into a strong man's house and take away his things, unless he ties up the strong man first? Only then can he take things from his house.

While Jesus was still talking to the people, His mother and His brothers came and stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him.

He put out His hand to His followers and said, "See, these are My mother and My brothers!

When anyone hears the Word about the holy nation and does not understand it, the devil comes and takes away what was put in his heart. He is like the seed that fell by the side of the road.

Jesus told them another picture-story. He said, "The holy nation of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.