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And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
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But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
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"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
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For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law';
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and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'
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He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
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And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.