and, 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first."

As you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last copper."

And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest one more distinguished than you be invited by him;

and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

Then he also said to the one who invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers, your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall it be seasoned?

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.

It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.'"

for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly like a trap.

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." And having said this, he breathed his last.