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Jesus said to them, " I assure you that anyone who has left house, husband, wife, brothers, sisters, parents, or children because of God's kingdom
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will receive many times more in this age and eternal life in the coming age."
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection
31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and said, " Look, we're going up to Jerusalem, and everything written about the Human One by the prophets will be accomplished.
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He will be handed over to the Gentiles. He will be ridiculed, mistreated, and spit on.
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After torturing him, they will kill him. On the third day, he will rise up."
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But the Twelve understood none of these words. The meaning of this message was hidden from them and they didn't grasp what he was saying.
A blind man is healed
35 As Jesus came to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging.
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When the man heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.
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They told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by."
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The blind man shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, show me mercy."
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Those leading the procession scolded him, telling him to be quiet, but he shouted even louder, "Son of David, show me mercy."