The next Sabbath nearly everyone in the town came to hear the word of the Lord.

God was also at work in Judah and united the people in their determination to obey his will by following the commands of the king and his officials.

Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' "

And Jesus concluded, "So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last."

Many more believed because of his message,

and they told the woman, "We believe now, not because of what you said, but because we ourselves have heard him, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world."