But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching Him—she’s a sinner!”

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

For they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.