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and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

"And if a man of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him; but if not, it will return to you.

And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

"And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

"Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

"But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

"Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord's feet, and was listening to His word.

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

And He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

because a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to serve him';

"Now which one of you fathers will his son ask for a fish, and instead of a fish, he will give him a snake?

"Or he will even ask for an egg, and his father will give him a scorpion?

And He was casting out a mute demon; when the demon had gone out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked, and the crowds were amazed.

Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.

"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.

"When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'