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Jesus answered:
You study the Earth and the sky,
But you don't recognize who's standing in front of you,
You don't realize what this moment means!
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Just knock!—The door will open for you!
Anyone who looks will find what they're looking for.
Anyone who knocks will find the door open.
All the things you asked me about before,
That I didn't tell you,
I want to tell you now,
But you're not asking.
They'll just end up on the dung heap.
So don't give holy things to dogs,
They'll just trample them underfoot
And turn around and bite you.
Give it to someone you won't get it back from.
Till it was all leavened, and she made large loaves of bread from it.
Whoever has ears to hear with—listen!
The handle on the jar broke and the flour poured out behind her on the road.
She didn't know her loss until she got home, put down the jar
— And found it empty.
He drew his sword at home and drove it into a wall,
To see if his hand would be strong enough.
Then he killed the strong man.
It blossoms, but when it blossoms,
It gives no more fruit.
So it is with the fruit gathered by many.
When it ripens, it scatters its fruit and, in turn,
Fills the field with grain for another season.
But if the grapevine flourishes, it blocks the weeds' sun.
And it'll inherit all the land it's growing on.
Dominating everywhere it casts its shadow.
As it grows, it'll dominate the entire field,
Making the farmer very happy.
Because it would have been a lot of work for him to rip up the weeds,
But the grapevine did it for him.
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He answered: These people here—who do the will of my Father,
They're my brothers, my sisters, and my mother.
They're the ones who'll get into my Father's Kingdom.
Anyone who comes to me and doesn't hate his father and mother—like me
—Can't follow me.
Anyone who comes to me and doesn't hate his brothers and sisters—like me
—Doesn't deserve me.
Anyone who doesn't hate his father and mother—like me
—Can't follow me.
Yet anyone who doesn't love his Father and Mother—like me
—Can't follow me.
Because my mother gave me death,
But my True Mother—the Holy Spirit—gave me life!
"Cæsar's men want us to pay taxes.
Should we pay them or not?"
Jesus said:
Give Cæsar what's Cæsar's,
Give God what's God's,
Give me what's mine.
He can prepare, gather his men and arm himself before they come.
"Come, let us pray today and fast."
But Jesus said:
What have I done wrong?
How've I been beaten?
When the bridegroom comes from the bridal chamber,
Then let everyone fast and pray.
You'll be children of Adam.
When you say, "Mountain, move!"
—It'll move.
So the shepherd left the ninety-nine, went into the mountains,
And looked for the lost one until he found it.
And when he had found it, he said, 'I love you more than the ninety-nine.'"
And I'll become them,
And the hidden thing will be revealed to them.
He died and left the land to his son, who didn't know about the treasure either.
The son took the field and sold it, and when the man who bought it came to plough,
He found the treasure, and began to lend money at interest to anyone he wanted.
But whoever lives in the Living One won't see death.
Whoever finds themselves,
The world's not worthy of them.
Damn the soul that depends on the flesh!
He answered:
The Kingdom won't come from you looking for it,
Or from people saying: "Look, it's here!" or, "Look, there it is!"
The Father's Kingdom's spread out on the earth, but no one sees it!