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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,
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(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
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Warnings and Encouragements
Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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The Parable of the Lost Coin
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
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“Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’ “‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied. “He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
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Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
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As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
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Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
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I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
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The Parable of the Ten Minas
While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
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So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
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“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
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“‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
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“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
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“‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
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The Parable of the Tenants
He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
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At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
