Lexicon :: Strong's G1438 - heautou

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

“Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying 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.

But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him ​— ​she’s a sinner! ”

Those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins? ”

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after[fn] me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily,[fn] and follow me.

“For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself?

But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts,[fn] took a little child and had him stand next to him.

But he told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor? ”

Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls.

“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.

“Then it goes and brings 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.”

Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to his disciples first, “Be on your guard against the leaven[fn] of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

“Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

“You are to be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

“And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it[fn] will be severely beaten.

“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

“It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters ​— ​yes, and even his own life ​— ​he cannot be my disciple.

“In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce[fn] all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

“When he has found it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

“When he came to his senses,[fn] he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger![fn]

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

“Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.

“So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master? ’ he asked the first one.

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.[fn]

And he told them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

“Be on your guard. If your brother sins,[fn] rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

When he saw them, he told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were cleansed.

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect people,

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

“The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself:[fn] ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people ​— ​greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

“I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king[fn] and then to return.

Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their clothes on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it.

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

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous,[fn] so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

“As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled[fn] from carousing,[fn] drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do it.