"You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

Nor should you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

Therefore, this is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

and asked him, "Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?"

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

Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

Then you should've invested my money with the bankers. When I returned, I would've received my money back with interest.'

Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"