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The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Jesus Heals the Sick
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
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Salt and Light
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
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But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
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that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
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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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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?
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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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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
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How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
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You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
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A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
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Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
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When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
