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but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

"Now if your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

"For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

"But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe!'

"So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.'

"So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened.

"Then summoning him, his master said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.

"And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he would repay all that was owed him.

"My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"

and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'?

"And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."

The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry."

Then some children were brought to Him so that He would lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.

And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say to you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

"When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.