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I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'
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And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'
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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
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But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."
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Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.
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You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' "
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And he said, "All these things I have kept from my youth."
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So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
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But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
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And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
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For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
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And those who heard it said, "Who then can be saved?"
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But He said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."
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Then Peter said, "See, we have left all and followed You."
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So He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life."
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Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
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For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.