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But I will show you whom to fear: fear the one who, after killing, has authority[a] to cast into hell.[b] Yes, I tell you, fear that one!(A)

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  1. 12.5 Or power
  2. 12.5 Gk Gehenna

16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A) 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(B) 21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”(C)

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29 And do not keep seeking what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it is the nations[a] of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.(A) 31 Instead, seek his[b] kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

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  1. 12.30 Or gentiles
  2. 12.31 Other ancient authorities read God’s

Watchful Slaves

35 “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit;(A)

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43 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives.

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Settling with Your Opponent

57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 Thus when you go with your accuser before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to reach a settlement,[a] or you may be dragged before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you in prison.(A) 59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.”(B)

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  1. 12.58 Gk settle with him