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and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
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And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.
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But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
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And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
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And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
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And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
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You know the commandments: 'Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'"
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And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
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And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
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At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
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And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
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And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
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And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"
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Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."
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Peter began to say to him, "Lo, we have left everything and followed you."
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Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,
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who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
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But many that are first will be last, and the last first."
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And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
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saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;
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and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise."
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And James and John, the sons of Zeb'edee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
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And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"