When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fir
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the pe
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sin
“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and t
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting w
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in t
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.