But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

Jesus said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”

And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

But Jesus called them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”

And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”

“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.