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But 1the synagogueofficial, indignantbecauseJesus2had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "3There are sixdays in whichworkshould be done; socomeduring them and gethealed, and not on the Sabbathday."
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But 4the Lordanswered him and said, "You hypocrites, 5does not each of you on the Sabbathuntie his oxor his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?
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"And thiswoman, 6a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom7Satan has bound for eighteen*longyears, should she not have been released from thisbond on the Sabbathday?"
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As He saidthis, all His opponents were being humiliated; and 8the entirecrowd was rejoicingoverall the gloriousthingsbeingdone by Him.
Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven
18So9He was saying, "10What is the kingdom of Godlike, and to what shall I compare it?
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"It is like a mustardseed, which a mantook and threw into his owngarden; and it grew and became a tree, and 11THE BIRDS OF THE AIRNESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."
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And again He said, "12To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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"13It is likeleaven, which a womantook and hid in 14threepecks of flouruntil it was allleavened."
Teaching in the Villages
22 And He was passingthrough from one city and village to another, teaching, and 15proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.
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And someonesaid to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?" And He said to them,
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"16Strive to enterthrough the narrowdoor; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.