And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”

For she kept saying to herself, “If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.

But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

When Jesus learned of this, he said, “You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’