11 If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, you will not be trusted with the true riches.
12 And if you cannot be trusted with the things that belong to someone else, you will not be given anything of your own.
13 “You cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one master and love the other. Or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money at the same time.”
14 The Pharisees were listening to all these things. They criticized Jesus because they all loved money.
15 Jesus said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. What people think is important is worth nothing to God.
16 “Before John the Baptizer came, people were taught the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets. But since the time of John, the Good News about God’s kingdom is being told. And everyone is trying hard to get into it.
17 But even the smallest part of a letter in the law cannot be changed. It would be easier for heaven and earth to pass away.