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"For I hate divorce, says the LORD the God of Israel, and covering one's garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So take heed to yourselves and do not be faithless."

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil; and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.

"For behold, the day comes, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness." Then he consented.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light;

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith?

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.

And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters.