"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit.

And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean."

"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.

For she said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."

And when he had gone indoors, they came to him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" asked Jesus. "Yes, Lord," they answered.

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"

"Or how can any one enter the strong man's house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

"Because of your little faith," he answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith the size of a mustard-seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from this place to that!' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

When they heard this the disciples were utterly astounded. "Who then can be saved?" they exclaimed. Jesus looked at them.

"None of you know what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied.

"If David calls him Lord, how can he be his Son?"

However, at last two came forward who said, "This fellow declared, 'I can destroy the Temple of God and build it in three days.'"

"You can have a guard," said Pilate. "Go your way, make it as secure as you can."