And Mary said:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

and a sword will pierce your own soul—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

He answered:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it even waste the soil?’

It isn’t fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Then He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money-bag should take it, and also a traveling bag. And whoever doesn’t have a sword should sell his robe and buy one.

He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!