“Well then,”

he said,

“give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,

and give to God what belongs to God.”

Luke 20:25

Jesus looked at them and said,

“Then what does this Scripture mean?

‘The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.’

Luke 20:17

“’…to those who use well

what they are given,

even more will be given.

But from those who do nothing,

even what little they have

will be taken away.

Luke 19:26

…the Son of Man

came to seek

and save

those who are lost.”

Luke 19:10

…he was too short to see over the crowd.

So he ran ahead

and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road,

for Jesus was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came by,

he looked up at Zacchaeus

and called him by name,

“Zacchaeus!” he said.

“Quick, come down!

I must be a guest in your home today.”

Zacchaeus quickly climbed down

and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.

But the people were displeased.

“He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,”

they grumbled.

Luke 19:3-7

…who in the world can be saved?”

“What is impossible for people

is possible with God.”

Luke 18:26-27

…’Oh God, be merciful to me,

for I am a sinner.’

…those who exalt themselves will be humbled,

and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 18:13-14

“There was a judge in a certain city,”

he said,

“who neither feared God nor cared about people.

A widow of that city came to him repeatedly,

saying,

‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’

The judge ignored her for a while,

but finally he said to himself,

‘I don’t fear God or care about people,

but this woman is driving me crazy.

I’m going to see that she gets justice,

because she is wearing me out

with her constant requests!”

Then the Lord said,

“Learn a lesson…

Luke 18:1-6

One day Jesus said to his disciples,

“There will always be temptations to sin,

but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.

Luke 17:1

“If you are faithful in little things,

you will be faithful in large ones.

But if you are dishonest in little things,

you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

Luke 16:10