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12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what 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 slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the 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 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.
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The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
15 So he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others; but God knows your hearts; for what is prized by human beings is an abomination 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 in effect until John came; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.
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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 in the law to be dropped.
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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 "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her 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 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously 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 at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
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At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick 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 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. 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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