Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic, give him your coat also.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

“It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’

“You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.

“I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

He said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”