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Departing thence they passed through Galilee, and He was unwilling that any one should know it;
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for He was teaching His disciples, and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and after being put to death, in three days He will rise to life again."
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They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.
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So they came to Capernaum; and when in the house He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
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But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.
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Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
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And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,
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"Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."
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"Rabbi," said John to Him, "we saw a man making use of your name to expel demons, and we tried to hinder him, on the ground that he did not follow us."
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"You should not have tried to hinder him," replied Jesus, "for there is no one who will use my name to perform a miracle and be able the next minute to speak evil of me.
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He who is not against us is for us;