Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your repayment.

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that is coming to me.’ And so he divided his wealth between them.

but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it is all gone, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true wealth to you?

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy.

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

The Widow’s Gift

Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury.