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“When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.””

“She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.”

“Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.”

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

“So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.”

“But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.”

“But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.”

“‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’”