Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.p>

And which of you by worrying<n id="1" /> can add an hour to his life?<n id="2" />

Instead, pursue<n id="1" /> his<n id="2" /> kingdom,<n id="3" /> and these things will be given to you as well.p>

<p class="bodytext">The<n id="1" /> apostles said to the Lord, &#8220;Increase our faith!&#8221;<n id="2" />

So<n id="1" /> he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.

So<n id="1" /> he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">While the people were listening to these things, Jesus<n id="1" /> proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem,<n id="2" /> and because they thought<n id="3" /> that the kingdom of God<n id="4" /> was going to<n id="5" /> appear immediately.