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So he sent messengers ahead of him; and they went away and entered into a Samaritan village, to prepare for him.

So the seventy whom he had sent returned with great joy, and they said to him, Our Lord, even the demons have submitted to us in your name.

At that very hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank you, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you did hide these things from the wise and men of understanding, and did reveal them to children; yes, my Father, for so it was well pleasing in your presence.

Jesus said to them, When you pray, say like this, Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Let thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

So if you, who err, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father give the Holy Spirit from heaven to those who ask him?

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be to this generation.

No man lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place, or under a basket, but on a lamp holder, so that those who enter may see its light.

And they plotted against him in many ways, seeking to catch something from his mouth, so that they might be able to accuse him.

WHEN a large number of people had gathered together, so as to tread on one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples, First of all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

But so far as you are concerned, even the hairs of your head are all numbered; therefore fear not, because you are much more important than many sparrows.

So he said, I will do this; I will tear down my barns, and build them and enlarge them; and gather there all my wheat and my good things.

So if you are not able to do the smaller thing, why do you worry about the rest?

So do not be anxious what you will eat, and what you will drink, and let not your mind be disturbed by these things.

And be like men who expect their master, when he will return from the wedding house; so that when he comes and knocks, they will immediately open the door for him.

If he should come in the second or the third watch and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Blessed is that servant, whom when his master comes will find him so doing.

And he said to the people, When you see a cloud rise from the west, you immediately say, It will rain; and it is so.

And when the wind blows from the south, you say, It will be hot; and it is so.

So he said to the laborer, Behold, for three years, I have been coming and seeking fruit on this fig tree, and found none; cut it down; why should it waste the ground?

But they kept silent. So he took him, and healed him, and let him go.