People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Let other people praise you---even strangers; never do it yourself.

"So when you give something to a needy person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses of worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"

The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, 'I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.

Then Peter said, "Look! We have left our homes to follow you."

Peter answered, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you and to die with you!"

I am acting like a fool---but you have made me do it. You are the ones who ought to show your approval of me. For even if I am nothing, I am in no way inferior to those very special "apostles" of yours.

Help us, LORD! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found.

I have looked for other answers but have found none. I found one man in a thousand that I could respect, but not one woman.

People of Jerusalem, run through your streets! Look around! See for yourselves! Search the marketplaces! Can you find one person who does what is right and tries to be faithful to God? If you can, the LORD will forgive Jerusalem.

There is not an honest person left in the land, no one loyal to God. Everyone is waiting for a chance to commit murder. Everyone hunts down their own people.

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"