Quotes About Faithfulness

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

It has also been said, ëWhoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.í

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ëDo not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.í

Simply let your ëYesí be ëYes,í and your ëNo,í ëNo.í Anything more comes from the evil one.

because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Then the king told the servants, ëTie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.í

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ëMy master will be away a long time.í

And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.