But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

And He also spoke a parable to them: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;

and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?

Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.

Another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’

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

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

And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.