During their time in Galilee, Jesus told all His disciples, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. They shall kill Him and, on the third day, He shall be raised again. The disciples felt great sorrow.
When they arrived at Capernaum, those who collected tribute money came to Peter and questioned him saying, Does your master pay tribute? Peter said, Yes.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus stopped him and said, What think thou, Simon? Should the kings of the earth take custom or tribute of their own children or of strangers? Peter replied, Of strangers. Jesus said, So then, the children are free.
Then Jesus added, Nonetheless, so we do not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. In his mouth thou shalt find a coin. Take that and give it to those who collect the tribute money for me and thee.
18 At the same time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Unless you are converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever, therefore, shall humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever shall receive a little child in my name receives me. But whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone were hung around his neck and he drown in the deep of the sea.
Woe unto the world because of offences! It must needs be that offences come; but woe to the one by whom the offence comes! Therefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and cast them from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, In heaven their angels always look upon the face of my Father.
The Son of man is here to save that which was lost. How think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains to seek the one gone astray? And if he find it, he rejoices more over that sheep than of the ninety and nine which did not stray. So, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
If thy brother trespasses against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone. If he will hear thee, thou has gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he neglects to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he neglects to hear the church, let him be treated as a heathen and a publican.
Whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. Whatever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. If two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.