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-\v 24 "Consider carefully what you hear me say to you," he said, "the way you treat others is the way you will be treated by them—and even more will they do to you. 
+\v 24 "Consider carefully what you hear me say to you," he said, "because the way you treat others is the way you will be treated by them—and even more will they do to you. 
 \v 25 The one who has a lot will be given even more. The one who has very little, even the small amount he has will be taken away from him."
 
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