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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

because he did not know what he should say, since they were terrified.

But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn't following us."

"Don't stop him," said Jesus, "because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

But Jesus told them, "He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

But he was stunned at this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God."

"I assure you," Jesus said, "there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father, children, or fields because of Me and the gospel,

After seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to find out if there was anything on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

But if we say, ‘From men'"—they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was a genuine prophet.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

Jesus told them, "Are you not deceived because you don't know the Scriptures or the power of God?

"But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.

Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will run away, because it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.