Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?

They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

“As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—

These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.

Jesus Causes Division

“I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!

And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.

“The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?

Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.

“And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—

Those who heard this said, “Then who in the world can be saved?”

will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”

They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.

Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’