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But He said, "Woe to you lawyers as well! For you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

"Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

"For this reason also, the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will persecute,

"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering."

"Are five sparrows not sold for two assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God.

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

But He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."

'And I will say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!"'

"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?'

"Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God."

And He said to His disciples, "For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear.

"For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

"For all these things are what the nations of the world eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things.

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

"You are also to be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door for him when he comes and knocks.

for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

"For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

"And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'

"But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;