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And Jesus was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes turned white like light.

And his disciples asked him, and said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?

And when they came to the people, a man approached him and knelt on his knees, and said to him,

And when they came to Capernaum, those who collect two coins of silver as headtax came to Peter and said to him, Would not your master give his two coins?

And whoever misleads one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that an ass'' millstone were hanged on his neck and he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who wanted to take an accounting from his servants.

And as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children, and all that he had, so that he could pay.

Then the master of that servant had pity, so he released him, and cancelled his debt.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred cents; and he seized him, and tried to choke him, saying to him, Give me what you owe me.

So his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and begged him and said, Have patience with me, and I will pay you.

Then his master called him and said to him, O wicked servant, I cancelled all your debt because you begged me.

So his master was angry, and delivered him to the scourgers, until he should pay everything he owed him.

So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not forgive each man his brother''s fault from your heart.

And the Pharisees came up to him and were tempting him and saying, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?

And he said, Because of this, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

But I say to you, Whoever leaves his wife without a charge of adultery and marries another commits adultery; and he who marries a woman thus separated commits adultery.

His disciples said to him, If there is so much scandal between man and woman, it is not worthwhile to marry.

Then they brought little boys to him, that he may lay his hand on them and pray; and his disciples rebuked them.

And he laid his hand on them, and went away from thence.

Jesus then said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.