Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees have taken offence at what they hear you say?"
The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward;
But we refused to yield for a single instant to their claims; we were determined that the truth of the gospel should hold good for you.
I put no obstacle in the path of any, so that my ministry may not be discredited;
However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."
And blessed is he who is repelled by nothing in me!"
it is not what enters a man's mouth that defiles him, what defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth."
He replied, "Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.