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they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.

"Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"

But whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!

If your hand or your foot is causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages.

And if your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.

But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.

But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "`Pay me all you owe.'

"He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.

Thus they are no longer two, but `one'! What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."

"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.

"It is not every man," He replied, "who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.

Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.

"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."

Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible."

"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

and when the first came, they expected to get more, but they also each got the shilling.

"You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."