Every year his parents used to travel to Jerusalem at the passover festival;

Jesus said to him, "No one is any use to the Reign of God who puts his hand to the plough and then looks behind him."

It is no use for either soil or dunghill, it is flung out. He who has an ear let him listen to this."

And I tell you, use mammon, dishonest as it is, to make friends for yourselves, so that when you die they may welcome you to the eternal abodes.

and fain to eat up the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. (The very dogs used to come and lick his ulcers.)

And in that town there was a widow who used to go and appeal to him for 'Justice against my opponent!'

And all the people used to come early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.