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But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day."
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Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it?
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And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"
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As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
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He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
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It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."
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And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
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He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
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And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,
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"Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.