the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

And some fell on good soil, and grew up and yielded a hundred fold!" As he said this he called out, "Let him who has ears to hear with, listen!"

But the seed in the good soil means those who listen to the message and keep it in good, true hearts, and yield unfailingly.

So they set sail. As they sailed along, he fell asleep. And a squall of wind came down upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were in peril.

He answered, " 'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole strength, and your whole mind,' and 'your neighbor as you do yourself.' "

Do not sparrows sell five for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten in God's sight.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

Sell what belongs to you, and give away the money! Get yourselves purses that will never wear out, inexhaustible riches in heaven, where thieves cannot get near nor moths destroy.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

He said to them, "But now, if a man has a purse let him take it, and a bag too. And a man who has no sword must sell his coat and buy one.

Then he said to them, "How foolish you are and how slow to believe all that the prophets have said!