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So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
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The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
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“I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
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“Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied, “The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
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So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.
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Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
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The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
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“Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
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Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
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Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”
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But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
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Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”
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Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?” The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”
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When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”
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But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
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The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you!
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In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
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The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
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And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
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Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.”
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But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses’ law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)
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I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!”
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The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’
