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but Jesus answer'd him, who made me a judge, or an arbitrator between you?

but God said to him, thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee: who then shall enjoy what thou hast provided?

but which of you, with all his disquietude, can add one moment to the period of his life?

therefore don't be concern'd about what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; but lay aside all your anxiety:

but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.

but the servant, who knows his master's will, and prepares not himself, nor executes his orders, shall receive many stripes.

do you imagine that my coming will produce peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division.

Hypocrites, you can judge of the phoenomena of the earth, and of the sky, but why can't you discern the present times?

He proposed likewise this parable: a certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came expecting it should have had fruit, but he found none.

then he said to the vine-dresser, you see, I have been looking these three years for fruit from this fig-tree, but find none: hew it down, why should it cumber my ground?

but the ruler of the synagogue being highly incensed at Jesus's healing on the sabbath-day, said to the people, there are six days for work, you should come therefore for cure on those days, and not on the sabbath.

at which all his adversaries were confounded. but the people were highly pleased, at the glorious actions which he perform'd.

and somebody ask'd him, Lord, will there be but few people saved? to which he answered,

when once the master of the family is enter'd in, and has fastned the door, you will stand without beating at the door, and cry, Lord, Lord, let us in: but he will answer, you are strangers to me.

but he will answer, I tell you, you are strangers to me: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

but he answered them, go, tell that fox, that to-day and to-morrow I am casting out demons, and performing cures, and the third day my course will be finished:

till then I must be stirring about, to-day, and to-morrow, and the next day: for a prophet cannot be put to death any where, but at Jerusalem.

but he laid his hand upon the man, cured him, and dismissed him.

but when you are invited, go place your self last; that he, who invited you, when he comes, may say to you, friend, go up higher: and that will do you honour before all the company at table.

but when you make a feast call the poor, and maimed, the lame and blind: