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But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
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but he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more.
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I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?
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But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!
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Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:
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for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
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father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.
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And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
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Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern this time?
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And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?