Quotes About Community

When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ëCome, for everything is now ready.í

The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ëGo out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.í

ëSir,í the servant replied, ëwhat you ordered has been done, and there is still room.í

So the master told his servant, ëGo out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!í

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.í

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.í

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

Nor will people say, ëLook, here it is,í or ëThere it is.í For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,

Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.