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For ye have forsaken the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men, the baptisms of cups, and of pots, and many things like these.

He said [fn] to them: Full well do ye spurn the precept of God, that ye may establish your tradition !

And ye reject the word of God, on account of the tradition which ye hand down. And many things like these, ye do.

Jesus said to them: And who, do ye yourselves say of me, that I am? Simon replied, and said to him: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

But he turned, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Simon, and said: Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not consider what is of God, but what is of men.

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who will not taste of death, until they shall see the kingdom of God to be coming with power.

And if thy eye make thee offend, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter with one eye into the kingdom of God, than, having two eyes, to fall into the hell of fire;

But, from the beginning, God made them a male and a female.

What therefore God hath conjoined, let not man separate.

And when Jesus saw it, he was displeased; and he said to them, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those like them is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say to you, That whoever doth not receive the kingdom of God, like a little child, shall not enter it.

Jesus saith to him: Why callest thou me good? There is none good, but one, God.

And Jesus looked upon his disciples, and said to them: How hard for those who possess wealth, to enter into the kingdom of God !

And the disciples wondered at the remark. And Jesus, replied again, and said to them: My children, how hard it is, for those who trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God.

It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

And Jesus looked on them again, and said to them: With men, this is not possible, but with God [fn] ; for with God all things are possible.

And Jesus entered the temple of God: and he began to cast out those who bought and sold in the temple; and he overturned the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that sold doves.

And Jesus replied, and said to them: Have faith in God.

And these came, and asked him: Teacher; we know that thou art veracious, and hast no fear of man; for thou regardest not the face of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give capitation money to Caesar; or not? Shall we give, or not give?

17 Jesus said to them: What is Caesar's, give to Caesar; and what is God's, [fn] to God. And they wondered at him.