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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.'

"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "`Only give me time,' he said, `and I will pay you.'

His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.

At once his master called him and said, "`Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:

"So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers until he should pay all he owed him.

Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."

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

So He laid His hands upon them and went away.

So Jesus said to His disciples, "I solemnly tell you that it is with difficulty that a rich man will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,

and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.

"When evening came, the master said to his steward, "`Call the men and pay them their wages. Begin with the last set and finish with the first.'

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,

He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "`I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.