"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."

and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

"So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

"I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.

But I say to you that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest in turn they trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.

"but rather be on your way to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."

For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should heal them.

"'No,' he answered, 'for fear lest while you are collecting the tares, you at the same time pull up the wheat.

In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

"But many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.

"And when evening came, the Lord of the vineyard said to his steward, "'Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning with the last hired and ending with the first.'

"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'

"Take your wage and begone! I chose to give to this last man the same as to you.

"So the last shall be first, and the first, last."

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

And last he sent his son to them; 'Surely they will respect my son,' he said.

"Last of all the woman died.

"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

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

At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Now therefore give order to have the sepulcher securely guarded until the third day, for fear his disciples may come and steal him away, and then tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead'; and so the last error will be worse than the first."