Luke 7:39

Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

We love him, because he first loved us.

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”

The Pharisees therefore answered them, “You aren’t also led astray, are you?

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

“You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.

He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.

But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

“Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

“Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, ‘Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many. The land is given us for inheritance.’

As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’ ”

He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’

He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”

They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free’?”

saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor yet have you asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king,

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.

so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”

Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”

When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man.

When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”

He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The multitudes said, “This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”

When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”

Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”

He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

He wouldn’t for a while, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.