Bible Verses About All Christians Should Be As Missionaries

Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through, and steal.

But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.

Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying: Hosanna to the son of David, were moved with indignation,

And said to him: Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yea, have you never read: Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go round about the sea and the land to make one proselyte. And when he is made, you make him the child of hell twofold more than yourselves.

For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods;

Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered.

For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child.

Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord: and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel.

And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him.

And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee. Sell all whatever thou hast and give to the poor: and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

Then Peter said: Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee.

And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.

And when he was now coming near the descent of Mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen,

Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!

To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

Now, the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man.