Quotes About Community

When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the childís father and mother.

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.

So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

They did so, and everyone was seated.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.

Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

And He and His disciples went on to another village.

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ëPeace to this house.í

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ëThe kingdom of God is near you.í

But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”