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They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well.

And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.

Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought a man who was blind to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.

"For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

"For what could a person give in exchange for his soul?

And six days later Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: "This is My beloved Son; listen to Him!"

And when they came back to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

And one person from the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, because he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak;

When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again!"

And after crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead!"

And He took a child and placed him among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.

"For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

"And if your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life without a foot, than, having your two feet, to be thrown into hell.

And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began questioning Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife.

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send his wife away."

"FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,