Lexicon :: Strong's G1438 - heautou

“And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

“Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “He’s blaspheming! ”

for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”[fn]

Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

“Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

“But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

When evening came, the disciples approached him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is already late.[fn] Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

and large crowds came to him, including the lame, the blind, the crippled, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he healed them.

They were discussing among themselves, “We didn’t bring any bread.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

“Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child ​— ​this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

“When the other servants saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.

“For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it.”

A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

“Did John’s baptism come from heaven, or was it of human origin? ”

They discussed it among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him? ’

“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’

“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

“So you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins[fn] who took their lamps[fn] and went out to meet the groom.

“When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them;

“Then all the virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

“The wise ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell oil, and buy some for yourselves.’

“You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.

“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him[fn] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

They were all amazed, and so they began to ask each other, “What is this? A new teaching with authority![fn] He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Right away Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

“But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains, he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Immediately Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes? ”

“Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages to buy themselves something to eat.”

Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,

The disciples had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat.

Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

They kept this word to themselves, questioning what “rising from the dead” meant.

“Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

They were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved? ”

They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him? ’

“But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

“And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding,[fn] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts,[fn] and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this perfume been wasted?