6. “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two cents? God doesn’t forget any of them.
7. Even every hair on your head has been counted. Don’t be afraid! You are worth more than many sparrows.
8. I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God’s angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others.
9. But God’s angels will be told that I don’t know those people who tell others that they don’t know me.
10. Everyone who says something against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But the person who dishonors the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11. “When you are put on trial in synagogues or in front of rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say.
12. At that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you must say.”
13. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to give me my share of the inheritance that our father left us.”
14. Jesus said to him, “Who appointed me to be your judge or to divide ⌊your inheritance⌋?”
15. He told the people, “Be careful to guard yourselves from every kind of greed. Life is not about having a lot of material possessions.”
16. Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops.
17. He thought, ‘What should I do? I don’t have enough room to store my crops.’
18. He said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones so that I can store all my grain and goods in them.
19. Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’
20. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’
21. That’s how it is when a person has material riches but is not rich in his relationship with God.”
22. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat or wear.
23. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.