Not every one who says to me 'Master! Master!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven.

And every one that listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it may be compared to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them 'Go,' he goes, and to another 'Come,' he comes, and to my slave 'Do this,' he does it."

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples: "Why does your Teacher eat in the company of tax-gatherers and outcasts?"

And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.

Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one fully know the Son, except the Father, or fully know the Father, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not help me to gather is scattering.

No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.

For any one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"

These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

Jesus, however, turning to Peter, said: "Out of my way, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you look at things, not as God does, but as man does."

"Elijah indeed does come," Jesus replied, "and will restore everything;

After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"

If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.

But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that 'on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.'

And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.

That servant's master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware,