The essential teachings of Jesus for agnostics, disenchanted Christians, and followers of other faiths on everything from anxiety and wealth to bad religion.
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"Come to me, all who labor and are heavily laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
20 CORE TEACHINGS OF JESUS
If you don't have the time or inclination to read the Gospels, I think these 20 teachings sum up the essential revolutionary philosophy and ethics of Jesus.
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Love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the
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Teaching 36 from
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While Yeshua talked to the people his mother and his brothers stood outside, eager to speak with him. Then one said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, wanting to speak with you.” But he answered and said
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Teaching 139 from Yeshua Speaks
"Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Or who is there among you who, if his son
Today's
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and
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"Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."
John 14:27
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Teaching 107 from Yeshua Speaks
And they brought young children to him, that he should bless them; and his disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when
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saw it, he was very displeased and said to them,
"Allow the little children to come to me, and
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Now it came to pass, as they went, Yeshua entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister named Mary, who also sat at Yeshua’s feet and heard his Word.
But Martha was burdened
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Teaching 65 from
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Judge not, and you will not be judged: condemn not, and you will not be condemned: forgive, and you will be forgiven:
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will men
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Teaching 23 from Yeshua Speaks
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sat opposite the temple treasury and beheld how the people put money into the treasury and many who were rich put in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two coins, which make a penny. And he
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Teaching 106 from
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"Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said,
The Kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the Kingdom of
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Teaching 54 from
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You have heard that it has been said, "You will love your neighbor, and hate your enemy." But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you,
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Teaching 54 from
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"You have heard that it has been said, You will love your neighbor, and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and
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"Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.
He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke
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"And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites are because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Truly I say to you, they have
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Teaching 169 from Yeshua Speaks
Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father which is in Heaven.
On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out
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"And why behold you the speck that is in your brother's eye, but realize not the beam that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me pull out the speck that is in your eye,” when you yourself behold
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Teaching 38 from
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"If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father who
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Teaching 148 from
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"But woe to you that are rich! For you have received your reward. Woe to you that are full! For you will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! For you will mourn and weep. Woe to you, when all men will speak well of you! for so did
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you, when men will revile you, and persecute you, and will say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Teaching 171 from Yeshua Speaks
Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
For there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; neither hid, that will not be known.
Therefore, whatever you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light; and that
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Teaching 166 from
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Take heed that no man deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many. And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many.
For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and
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Teaching 144 from
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"You are they which justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God."
Luke 16:15
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But whoever will offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 18:6
Teaching 171 from
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Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
For there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; neither hid, that will not be known.
Therefore, whatever you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light; and that
The Parable of the Sower
Behold, a farmer went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of
Teaching 77 from
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Speaks: The Parable of the Weeds
Another parable Jesus put forward to them, saying,
The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went his way. But
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
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Teaching 88 from Yeshua Speaks
"I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
John 8:12
Teaching 203 from
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And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them,
Listen to me every one of you and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that
Teaching 24 from
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You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before men,
The sign of the prophet mentioned below is a reference to Jonah being in the belly of the whale for three days, a foretelling of Christ’s death and resurrection. It also carries an ominous warning to the Pharisees and Sadducees that the hated Gentiles in Nineveh repented but you
Teaching 57 from
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Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
With one simple revolutionary phrase—"the Sabbath was made for man; man was not made for the Sabbath”—Jesus nullifies many of the concepts and rationales for a highly-structured, strict, and rules-based religion. This scenario is repeated elsewhere where the cold-hearted
The Parable of the Two Sons
But what do you think? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.
He answered and said, “I will not”: but afterward he repented and went.
And he came to the second and said likewise. And he
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Teaching 199 from
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Take heed that you do not your offerings before men, to be seen of them: otherwise, you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.
Therefore, when you do your offerings, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites
Notice here that at the end, Jesus describes punishment for the wicked, not those who refuse to convert to Christianity.
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure, The Expensive Pearl & The Net
Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which when a man has
Teaching 190 from
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The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Jesus answered and said to them,
Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do
Teaching 163 from
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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which said, “By hearing you will hear, and will not understand; and seeing you will see, and will not perceive:
For this people's heart is grown fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their
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Jesus said to them,
Did you never read in the scriptures, “The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes”?
Therefore, say I to you, The Kingdom of God
Studies confirm there is no relationship between wealth and happiness. After a certain level of income to take care of essential needs, wealth makes virtually no difference in overall welfare and contentment and, if anything, serves to diminish spiritual and ethical well-being.
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Teaching 135 from
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"Truly I say to you, except you be changed, and become as little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whosoever therefore will humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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"If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
He who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him, which owed him ten thousand shekels.
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
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Teaching 71 from Yeshua Speaks
"For if you forgive people their mistakes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you do not forgive people their mistakes, neither will your Father forgive your mistakes."
Matthew 6:14-15
The following stories of six brave
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women we’ve come alongside of are testaments to the resilience and strength that they find in the Lord, in light of the trauma they’ve experienced.
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I've seen that as well. That Yahweh was originally a Canaanite warrior storm god. That could explain the apparent difference in the God of the OT vs. what Jesus described. A very interesting theory worthy of more study.
US citizens: these are the Zionist colonists your tax dollars sustain while they destroy the aid you also pay for, all so their military can commit a genocide your government denies
Teaching 139 from
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Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for
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Teaching 177 from
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but inside they are full of extortion and excess.
You blind Pharisee, first cleanse that which is within the cup and platter,
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Teaching 79 from Yeshua Speaks
And it came to pass, as
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sat to eat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your master eat with
Teaching 124 from
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The Good Samaritan
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Master, what will I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him,
What is written in the law? How do you read it?
And he answered saying, “You will love the
Teaching 55 from
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Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” He answered,
Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, “For this cause a man shall
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And seek you not what you will eat, or what you will drink, neither be of a doubting mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seeks, and your Father knows that you need these things.
But rather seek the Kingdom of
Teaching 156 from
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Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?” But when the Pharisees heard it,
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Therefore, take no thought, saying, “What will we eat? or, What will we drink? or, how will we be clothed?” For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these
Teaching 176 from
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over
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Teaching 130 from
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"For the Son of Man is come to save that which was lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine, and go into the mountains, and seek that which is
Teaching 51 from
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you, when men will revile you, and persecute you, and will say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be
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Teaching 69 from
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"Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, “I repent,” you must forgive him."
Luke 17:3-4
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Persecution "at near genocide levels" says British Foreign Secretary Report
You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the
The Parable of the Two Debtors
One of the Pharisees invited
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to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table. Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of
Today's
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"For if you forgive people their transgressions against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
Matthew 6:14
(Many scholars think that today, April 3rd, is the actual date of Christ's crucifixion in 33 AD.)
The Parable of the Vineyard Owner
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
And when the time of the fruit
Dr. Greyson, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, discusses numerous aspects of near-death experiences
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Here we see the distinction Jesus made between the spiritual world and the earthly political world for those who would hope for a theocracy to rule on the earth.
Teaching 172 from
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Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
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I suggest watching the BBC's The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition ( 1994). It was largely English and French anti-Spanish propaganda.
Teaching 129 from
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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the
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Hakeem Jeffries has collected $1.5 MILLION from AIPAC and the Israel lobby. Now he supports censorship bills trying to CRIMINALIZE criticism of Israel.
The representative is COMPROMISED.
Today's
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Not everyone who merely says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father which is in Heaven.
Matthew 7:21
There are many interpretations of this passage, including that it was a prediction that the tiny Jesus movement would grow and spread to all people of the world. It could also be fairly interpreted to mean that the Kingdom of Heaven, once introduced into a person’s life, will
Teaching 65 from
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Judge not, and you will not be judged: condemn not, and you will not be condemned: forgive, and you will be forgiven:
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will men give into your
Teaching 178 from
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the tombs of the righteous,
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of
Finding Purpose in Prison
On Feb. 6, 2022, as Pastor Rajiv’s congregation in India prepared for Communion, three members of a right-wing paramilitary organization entered the service. Eventually, based on the Hindus’ claims, Rajiv was charged under the state’s anti-conversion law
All children need nutritious food for their well-being today and brighter futures tomorrow. Yet, 13 million children experienced food insecurity last year, marking a 44% increase from the previous year.
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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is
Teaching 47 from
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Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
When a woman is in labor, she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the
Teaching 81 from
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Now, early in the morning Jesus came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and He sat down and taught them.
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they
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Teaching 154 from
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"Woe to you lawyers! * For you took away the key of knowledge.
You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
Luke 11:52
*The scribes, often called "lawyers" in the Gospels, were the experts in
Teaching 176 from
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. The
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Teaching 161 from
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"No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all