Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.

And he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have nowhere to gather my crops?'

"Then the manager said within himself, 'What shall I do? For my master is taking the management away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And he did not want to for a time; but afterward he said within himself, 'although I do not fear God, nor have regard for man,

And Gehazi the servant of Elisha said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naaman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought; as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take something from him.

so he eats and drinks as if anyone should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to yourself, nor eat your morsel with him;

And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Then fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us"; and, "God has visited His people."

And there was much murmuring among the crowds concerning Him. Some on the one hand were saying, "He is a good [Man]"; [while] others were saying, "No, on the contrary, He deceives the people."

Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet."

Others said, "This is the Christ." Others said, "But the Christ is not coming out of Galilee, [is He]?

Then the Pharisees answered them, "Have you also been deceived?

But this crowd which does not know the law is accursed."

Does our law judge a man before it hears from him first, and knows what he is doing?"

Therefore they called a second time the man who was blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God! We know that this Man is a sinner."

And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she found out that He was reclining in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of perfume,

And the Pharisees and scribes were grumbling, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and began to plead with him.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fatted calf for him.'

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the others:

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

who say, Depart from me, draw not near to me, for I am pure. This is the smoke of My wrath, a fire burns with it continually.

When Jesus heard that, He said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call [the] righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

"Thus the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few [are] chosen."

"But what do you think? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in my vineyard.'

And having come to the other, he said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I [am going], sir,' but he did not go.