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12 "And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
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And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
13 "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
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“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.
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The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
15 And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.
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He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
16 "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
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“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
17 "But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.
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It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
18 "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.
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“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
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“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
20 "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
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At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
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and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 "Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
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“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
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