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A Prophet Without Honor
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
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Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
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that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.
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they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
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These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
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The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”
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For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
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The Transfiguration
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
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Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
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While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
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“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
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They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
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And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
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Dealing With Sin in the Church
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
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For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
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“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
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“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
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Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
