“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

“So listen to the parable of the sower:

Jesus said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

They said to him, “He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest.”

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.