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He that preserveth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it.

42 And whoever shall give one of these little ones to drink a cup of cold [fn] only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And when Jesus had ended the instructions to his twelve disciples, he went from there, to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

Now when John, in the house of prisoners, heard of the works of Messiah, he sent by the hand of his disciples,

Then began Jesus to reproach the cities, in which his many deeds of power were wrought, yet they repented not.

At that time Jesus, on the sabbath, walked in the tillage grounds: and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand; and it was restored, and like the other.

He shall not contend, nor be clamorous, nor shall any one hear his voice in the market-place.

And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

Now if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then doth his kingdom stand?

Or how can one enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he may plunder his house.

So it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits, worse than itself, and they enter and dwell in it; and the end of that man is worse than his beginning. So will it be to this evil generation.

And while he was discoursing to the multitudes, his mother and his brothers came and stood with out, and sought to speak with him.

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold my mother, and behold my brothers!

And his disciples came and said to him, Why discoursest thou to them in similitudes?

Every one that heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the evil one cometh and snatcheth away the seed sowed in his heart: this is what was sowed by the side of the path.

Another similitude he proposed to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

And while people were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Another similitude proposed he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a kernel of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Then Jesus sent away the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, and said: Explain to us the similitude of the tares and the field.