and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

The man replied, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’