And they come to you as peoples come, and they sit before you as My people. And they hear your words, but they do not do them. For they produce much love with their mouth, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.
And hearing these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking to you: sell all, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor ones ; and you will have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.
But standing, Zaccheus said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor ones. And if in anything I accused anyone falsely, I give it back fourfold.
But take heed to yourselves that your hearts not be loaded down with headaches, and drinking, and anxieties of life, and that day come suddenly upon you.
And the one falling in the thornbushes, these are the ones hearing, but under cares and riches and pleasures of life, moving along, they are choked, and do not bear to maturity.
For be knowing this, that every fornicator, or unclean one, or covetous one, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
But, nay, rather I also count all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them to be trash, that I might gain Christ