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But that slave knowing the will of his Lord, and not preparing, nor doing according to His will, will be beaten with many stripes .

And He spoke this parable: A certain one had planted a fig tree in his vineyard. And he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any .

Then the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrite! Each one of you on the sabbath, does he not untie his ox or ass from the manger, and leading it away, give it drink?

And on His saying these things, all who were opposed to Him were ashamed. And all the crowd rejoiced over all the glorious things taking place by Him.

It is like a grain of mustard which a man having taken threw into his garden. And it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the heaven roosted in its branches.

And it occurred, on His going into a house of one of the Pharisee leaders on a sabbath to eat bread, even they were closely observing Him.

And he sent his slave at the supper hour to say to those who had been invited, Come, for now all is ready.

And having come up that slave reported these things to his lord. Then being angry, the housemaster said to his slave, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and maimed and lame and blind ones.

If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers and sisters, and besides, even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me, he cannot be My disciple.

So then every one of you who does not abandon all his possessions is not able to be My disciple.

And finding it , he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And not many days after, gathering up all things, the younger son went away to a distant country. And there he wasted his property, living dissolutely.

But having spent all his things, a severe famine came throughout that country, and he began to be in need.

And going, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

And he longed to fill his stomach from the husks which the pigs ate, but no one gave to him.

And rising up, he came to his father. But he yet being far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity. And running, he fell on his neck and fervently kissed him.

But the father said to his slaves, Bring out the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.

But he was angry and did not desire to go in. Then coming out, his father begged him.

And He also said to His disciples, A certain man was rich; and he had a steward, and this one was accused to him as wasting his goods.