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Andif ye do good to them which do good to you,whatthankhaveye?forsinners also doeven the same.
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Andif ye lend to them ofwhom ye hope to receive, whatthankhaveye?forsinnersalsolend to sinners,toreceive as muchagain.
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But love yeyourenemies,and do good, andlend, hoping for nothingagain; andyourreward shall begreat,and ye shall be the children of the Highest:forheiskindunto the unthankfuland to the evil.
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Be yethereforemerciful,asyourFatheralsoismerciful.
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Judgenot,and ye shallnot be judged: condemnnot,and ye shallnot be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
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Give, and it shall be given unto you;goodmeasure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men giveintoyourbosom.For with the samemeasurethat ye mete withal it shall be measured to youagain.
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And he spake a parable unto them*, Can the blindlead the blind? shall theynotbothfallinto the ditch?
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The discipleisnotabovehismaster:but every one that is perfect shall beashismaster.
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Andwhy beholdest thou the mote that is inthybrother'seye,butperceivestnot the beam that is in thine owneye?
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Eitherhow canst thousay to thybrother,Brother, let me pull out the mote that is inthineeye, when thouthyselfbeholdestnot the beam that is inthine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast outfirst the beam out of thine owneye,andthen shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is inthybrother'seye.
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For a goodtreebringeth*notforthcorruptfruit;neitherdoth a corrupttree bring forthgoodfruit.