he does not need to honor his father.&#8217;<n id="1" /> You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

The<n id="1" /> seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth<n id="2" /> choke the word,<n id="3" /> so it produces nothing.

Then the disciples came to him and said, &#8220;Do you know that when the Pharisees<n id="1" /> heard this saying they were offended?&#8221;

He<n id="1" /> said to them, &#8220;Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.<n id="1" />p>

No one<n id="1" /> was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.p>

After<n id="1" /> a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

I<n id="1" /> tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

The<n id="1" /> seed sown on rocky ground<n id="2" /> is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure;<n id="1" /> when<n id="2" /> trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

But he did not answer her a word. Then<n id="1" /> his disciples came and begged him,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.<n id="1" />

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven.<n id="1" /> But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,<n id="2" /> either in this age or in the age to come.p>

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one<n id="1" /> comes and snatches what was sown in his heart;<n id="2" /> this is the seed sown along the path.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

Jesus<n id="1" /> answered them, &#8220;I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.