In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

When ¹  the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra ²  olive oil ³  with them.

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

The ¹  foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

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

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

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, ¹  it would be better for him to have a huge millstone ²  hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea. ³ 

“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, ¹  he will never lose his reward.”

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house ¹  the experts in the law ²  and the elders had gathered.

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.

“Then he will say ¹  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” ¹ 

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

For false messiahs ¹  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven ¹  to the other.

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?