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“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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Ask, Seek, Knock
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
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Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
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Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
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When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
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News of this spread through all that region.
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But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
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The Workers Are Few
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
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As you enter the home, give it your greeting.
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But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,
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And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
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“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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God’s Chosen Servant
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.
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All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
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But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
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He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
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Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
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He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
