Quotes About Decision

So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”

So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

And why donít you judge for yourselves what is right?

So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ëLook, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and havenít found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?í

If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.í”

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ëI have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.í

Another said, ëI have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.í

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

So he called him in to ask, ëWhat is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.í

The manager said to himself, ëWhat shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ëThough I neither fear God nor respect men,

Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”

That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.