5. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one.
6. Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God.
7. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
8. I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.
9. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
10. “Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11. When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say.
12. For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.”
13. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
14. He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”
15. Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”