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he does not have to show respect by helping his father and mother. You are putting aside the Word of God to keep their teaching.

It is not what goes into a man's mouth that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out of a man's mouth that makes him sinful."

His followers came to Him. They said, "Did You know the proud religious law-keepers were ashamed and turned away because of You when they heard this?"

But Jesus did not speak a word to her. His followers kept asking, saying, "Send her away for she keeps calling us."

Then Jesus called His followers to Him. He said, "I pity these people because they have been with Me three days and they have no food. I do not want to send them home without food. They might get too weak as they go."

Then He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks. He broke them and gave them to His followers. The followers gave them to the people.

Jesus came into the country of Caesarea Philippi. He asked His followers, "Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?"

Then with strong words He told His followers to tell no one that He was the Christ.

From that time on Jesus began to tell His followers that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. These hard things would come from the leaders and from the head religious leaders of the Jews and from the teachers of the Law. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.

Jesus said to His followers, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must forget about himself. He must take up his cross and follow Me.

If anyone wants to keep his life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me, he will save it.

For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? What can a man give to buy back his soul?

The Son of Man will come in the greatness of His Father with His angels. Then He will give to every man his pay as he has worked.

Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and his brother John. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves.

He was changed in looks before them. His face was as bright as the sun. His clothes looked as white as light.

Jesus came and put His hand on them. He said, "Get up! Do not be afraid."

When they came to many people, a man came up to Jesus and got on his knees. He said,

"Lord, have pity on my son. He is very sick and at times loses the use of his mind. Many times he falls into the fire or into the water.

But whoever is the reason for one of these little children who believe in Me to fall into sin, it would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

"The holy nation of heaven is like a king who wanted to find out how much money his servants owed him.