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He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

Now when John had news in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples

Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets.

And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.

And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

While he was still talking to the people, his mother and his brothers came, desiring to have talk with him.

And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!

When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,

The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.