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And thou shalt beblessed;for they cannot*recompensethee:forthou shalt be recompensedat the resurrection of the just.
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And when one of them that sat at meat with himheard these things, he said unto him,Blessed is he that shall eatbreadin the kingdom of God.
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Then said he unto him,A certainmanmade a greatsupper,andbademany:
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Andsenthisservant at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all thingsarenowready.
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And they allwithone consent began to make excuse. The firstsaid unto him, I have bought a piece of ground,and I mustneedsgoandseeit: I praytheehavemeexcused.
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Andanothersaid, I have boughtfiveyoke of oxen,and I go to provethem: I praytheehavemeexcused.
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Andanothersaid, I have married a wife,andthereforeIcannot*come.
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Sothatservantcame, and shewedhislord these things.Then the master of the house being angrysaid to hisservant, Go outquicklyinto the streetsandlanes of the city,and bring inhither the poor,and the maimed,and the halt,and the blind.
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And the servantsaid, Lord, it is doneas thou hast commanded, andyet there isroom.
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And the lordsaidunto the servant, Go outinto the highwaysandhedges,andcompel them to come in, thatmyhouse may be filled.
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For I say unto you,Thatnone of thosemenwhich were bidden shall taste of mysupper.
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And there wentgreatmultitudes with him:and he turned, and saiduntothem,
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If any man cometome,andhatenothisfather,andmother,andwife,andchildren,andbrethren,andsisters,yea,and his ownlifealso, he cannot*bemydisciple.
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Forwhichofyou,intending to build a tower,sittethnotdownfirst, and counteth the cost,whether he have sufficient tofinish it?
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Lesthaply, after he hath laid the foundation,andisnotable to finish it, all that behold it begin to mockhim,
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Saying, This*manbegan to build, andwasnotable to finish.
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Orwhatking,going to makewaragainstanotherking,sittethnotdownfirst, and consultethwhether he beablewithtenthousand to meet him that comethagainsthimwithtwentythousand?
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Or else, while the otherisyet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desirethconditions of peace.
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Solikewise,whosoever he be ofyouthatforsakethnotall that he hath*, he cannot*bemydisciple.
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Salt is good:butif the salt have lost his savour, wherewithshall it be seasoned?