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"And do not seekwhat you will eat and what you will drink, and do not 1keep worrying.
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"For allthesethings the nations of the worldeagerlyseek; but your Fatherknows that you needthesethings.
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"But seek His kingdom, and 2thesethings will be added to you.
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"3Do not be afraid, 4littleflock, for 5your Father has chosengladly to give you the kingdom.
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"6Sell your possessions and give to charity; makeyourselvesmoneybelts which do not wear out, 7an unfailingtreasure in heaven, wherenothiefcomesnearnormothdestroys.
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"For 8where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Be in Readiness
35"9Be dressed in 10readiness, and keep your lampslit.
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"Be likemen who are waiting for their masterwhen he returns from the weddingfeast, so that they may immediatelyopen the door to him when he comes and knocks.
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"Blessed are thoseslaveswhom the master will find11on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that 12he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.
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"13Whether he comes in the secondwatch, oreven in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
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"14But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at whathour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be 15broken into.