Sep 29, 2024
38John said
to [Jesus], “Teacher, we
saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop
him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus
said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my
name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of
me. 40Whoever is not
against us is for us. 41For truly I
tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you
bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the
reward.
42“If any of you
put a
stumbling block before one of these little ones
who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone
were hung around your
neck and you
were thrown into the sea. 43If your hand
causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter
life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the
unquenchable fire. 45And if your
foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for
you to enter life
lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into
hell. 47And if your
eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to
enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to
be thrown into hell, 48where their
worm never dies, and the fire is never
quenched.
49“For everyone
will be salted with fire. 50Salt is good;
but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have
salt in
yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.”