Quotes About Faith

Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

And they were unable to answer these questions.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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

Still another said, ëI have married a wife, so I cannot come.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.

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.í”

Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Then Jesus told them this parable:

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

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

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

ëSon, you are always with me,í the father said, ëand all that is mine is yours.

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

No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.