Then he said, “The truth is, a prophet is not accepted in his own hometown.

He said, “You have been chosen to know the secret truths about God’s kingdom. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that ‘They will look, but they will not see, and they will listen, but they will not understand.’

The truth is, you must accept God’s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.”

So the men said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. It doesn’t matter who is listening—you teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God’s way.

He said, “This poor widow gave only two small coins. But the truth is, she gave more than all those rich people.