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"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

So He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."

saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children.

Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, [fn] and died.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, "Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.

Then Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any food?" They answered Him, "No."

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

"Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

"This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, Deuteronomy 18:15">[fn] 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.' [fn]

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.

The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--

God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son,Today I have begotten You.' Psalms 2:7 ">[fn]