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Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses will inevitably come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes.

Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.

He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it.”

Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

“‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him.

But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.”

Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practice what they teach.

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher,

Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven.

You are not to be called instructors either, because you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.

Because lawlessness

This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’