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And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten [them].

and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'

And he questioned his father, `How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, `From childhood,

And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself -- `Why were we not able to cast it forth?'

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

and he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

and having taken them in his arms, having put [his] hands upon them, he was blessing them.

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'