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Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”
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Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”
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The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.
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And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
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If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
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The Most Important Commandment
One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
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If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
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Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
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Teaching about Money and Possessions
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.
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For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.
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Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
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“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
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for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.
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We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”
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If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.
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The Rich Man
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
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will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”
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“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,