A cry was heard in Rama, weeping and sore lamentation ??Rachel weeping for her children, and inconsolable because they are no more.

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward; he who receives a good man because he is good, will receive a good man's reward.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, I tell you, he shall not lose his reward."

Then he proceeded to upbraid the towns where his many miracles had been performed, because they would not repent.

Some other seeds fell on stony soil where they had not much earth, and shot up at once because they had no depth of soil;

but when the sun rose they got scorched and withered away because they had no root.

He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because for all their seeing they do not see and for all their hearing they do not hear or understand.

When Jesus noted this he said, "How little trust you have in me! Why all this talk, because you have brought no bread?

He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you truly, if you had faith the size of a grain of mustard-seed, you could say to this hill, 'Move from here to there,' and remove it would; nothing would be impossible for you."

Then his master summoned him and said, 'You scoundrel of a servant! I discharged all that debt for you, because you implored me.

'Because nobody hired us,' they said. He told them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'

Can I not do as I please with what belongs to me? Have you a grudge because I am generous?'

Jesus answered them, "You go wrong because you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.