Quotes About Grace

The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the childrenís bread and toss it to the dogs.”

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masterís table.”

Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ëHave patience with me,í he begged, ëand I will pay back everything.í

His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ëPay back what you owe me!í

So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ëHave patience with me, and I will pay you back.í

But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

Then the master summoned him and declared, ëYou wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

Shouldnít you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?í

That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

ëYou also go into my vineyard,í he said, ëand I will pay you whatever is right.í

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ëCall the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.í