And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

So he answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.'

saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'

Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

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

Last of all, the woman died.

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.'

So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."