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That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.

But who from among you, being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?

And yet, I say unto you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like, one of these!

Or what man, from among yourselves, whom his son shall ask for a loaf, - a stone, will give him?

Every one, therefore, who heareth thesemy words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching;

And, stretching forth the hand, he touched him, saying, - I am willing, be cleansed! And, straightway, cleansed was his leprosy.

And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever,

And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of the heavens, nests, - but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head he may recline.

And, when he, entered, into a boat, his disciples followed him.

And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into his own city.

And, rising, he departed unto his house.

And it came to pass, as he was reclining in the house, that 1o! many tax-collectors and sinners, came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples.

And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples, - Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?

And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples.

And lo! a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle.

For she kept saying within herself, - If only I touch his mantle, I shall be made well!

Then, saith he unto his disciples, The harvest, indeed, is great, but, the labourers, few;

Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, - That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.