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And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him;

because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

"Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.

"And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

and yet they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately they fall away.

"Now when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces; and no one was strong enough to subdue him.

For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

And although the king was very sorry, because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.

When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)

And He said to her, "Because of this answer, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

"I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat.

And one person from the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, because he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak;

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

"For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and they began seeking how to put Him to death; for they were afraid of Him, because all the crowd was astonished at His teaching.

"And you will be hated by everyone because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written: 'I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.'