Quotes About Commitment

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

and said, ëFor this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one fleshí?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

ëI will not,í he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ëI will, sir,í he said. But he did not go.

But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

Jesus declared, “ëLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.í

And you say, ëIf anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.í

So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

And he who swears by heaven swears by Godís throne and by the One who sits on it.

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

And let no one in the field return for his cloak.