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A goodman out of the goodtreasure of the heart bringeth forth good things:and an evilman out of the eviltreasure bringeth forth evil things.
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But I say unto you,Thateveryidlewordthat*men shall speak, they shall giveaccountthereof*in the day of judgment.
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Forbythywords thou shalt be justified, andbythywords thou shalt be condemned.
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Thencertain of the scribesand of the Phariseesanswered, saying, Master, we wouldsee a signfromthee.
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But he answered and said unto them,An evilandadulterousgeneration seeketh after a sign;and there shall nosign be given to it,but the sign of the prophetJonas:
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ForasJonaswasthreedaysandthreenightsin the whale'sbelly;so shall the Son of manbethreedaysandthreenightsin the heart of the earth.
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The men of Nineveh shall riseinjudgmentwiththisgeneration,and shall condemnit:because they repentedat the preaching of Jonas;and,behold, a greater thanJonas is here.
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The queen of the south shall rise upin the judgmentwiththisgeneration,and shall condemnit:for she camefrom the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;and,behold, a greater thanSolomon is here.
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When the uncleanspirit is gone out of a man, he walkeththroughdryplaces,seekingrest,andfindethnone.
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Then he saith, I will returnintomyhouse from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, andgarnished.
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Then goeth he, andtakethwithhimselfsevenotherspirits more wicked than himself,and they enter in and dwellthere:and the last state of thatmanis worse than the first. Even so shall it bealso unto thiswickedgeneration.