Under the leadership of Peter, the crowd gathered around Jesus and cheered, shouting: "The great Christ, the Messiah of the Israelites, the Son of God, he is the teacher who comes to save mankind." More people gathered around Because they all saw the miracle Jesus performed just now, and they all knelt at his feet and begged for blessings. Jesus shouted loudly: "God is impartial and philanthropic. They love each of you. As long as you believe in Him, He will bless you. No matter where you go, please bring God's will everywhere, let More people know the existence of God and the existence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As long as they believe in God, they can survive and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.¡± At noon, Jesus returned home and saw his mother Mary sitting in front of the door and sighing. , counting a few copper coins in his old palm. He stepped forward and asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" Maria raised her head and looked at Jesus and said, "Matthew, the tax collector, came just now and told me that I had to pay taxes again." Peter asked, "What's your name?" "Tax?" Maria said, "I have two more lambs in my house this month, so I have to pay taxes again." Peter waved his hand and said, "These damn lackeys of the Romans are simply more vicious than the Romans." The Romans only need a fixed tax every year, but these local tax officials always ask us to pay more taxes, and all the excess goes into their pockets. This is simply robbery!" Accord also said: "You can't let it happen! If they continue to behave like this, my master, you are the son of God, and you should be able to perform a miracle to kill this hateful person Matthew. This kind of person will never be allowed to enter the kingdom of heaven. He should go to hell. " Peter said: " Never give a cent, never." Jesus silently helped Maria up and walked toward the door with his mother. Peter asked: "My master, where are you going?" Jesus turned back and said with a smile: "Go and pay taxes!" Peter was so angry that he roared: "My master, your behavior is to condone those bad people, you are God My son, you can't bend like this." Faced with Peter's atmosphere, Jesus said calmly: "Why don't you pay taxes? The tax collector represents power and the law. Although this law seems a bit harsh, as a kind and kind person. Those who follow good love must not kill lightly. I must set an example. Although the tax collector Matthew committed a sin, people can be influenced. If he is willing to accept God's call, then he can also enter. "Heaven." Peter asked, "Why are you doing this?" Jesus said, "A person who preaches kindness cannot sin. Even if he is wrong, if I kill him, I have also sinned." I absolutely cannot do this.¡± After saying that, Jesus continued to help his mother out of the house, and walked through a few streets to the residence of Matthew, the tax collector. At this time, the fat matriarch was sitting in front of the door, with a bulging money bag at his feet, waiting for people to come to pay taxes. When Matthew saw Maria arriving, he showed a sly smile and said, "Old woman, you finally thought about it. Are you here to pay taxes?" Jesus handed a few coins to Matthew and said, "Yes, I came here specially to accompany you. My mother came to pay taxes." Matthew looked at Jesus seriously and asked, "Are you Jesus, the man who claims to be the son of God?" Jesus corrected Matthew seriously and said, "I am Jesus, but I am not. Claiming to be a son of God. And I am the Son of God.¡± Matthew laughed and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you claim to be God. As long as you pay your taxes, that¡¯s fine.¡± Jesus asked Matthew: ¡°See. Your residence is so luxurious, can¡¯t you still be unsatisfied?¡± Matthew¡¯s face changed. He waved his hand and said, "This has nothing to do with you. I'm warning you Jesus, it's best not to challenge me, a Roman tax collector, with your theory. Otherwise, you will be in big trouble." Jesus said, "You are also an Israelite. People, why can't we believe in the existence of God? We Israelites have been favored by God. God sent the great prophet Moses to lead us out of Egypt and came to Jerusalem. "Matthew suddenly stood up and shouted: "I just did it. No matter what is God or not, all I care about is gold coins, and gold coins are my God!¡± Jesus said, ¡°But when you die, you won¡¯t be able to take any of the gold coins with you. Instead, the weight of these gold coins will drag you into hell!¡± "Matthew said, "Okay, you said that God exists and you are the son of God, so please prove it to me." Jesus asked, "How do you want me to prove it to you?" Matthew turned around and looked.When I arrived at the house next door, a blacksmith's son had just died. The body was parked at the door. The family was crying around the body. Matthew said: "The blacksmith's son died of illness. If you say you are the son of God, then you will definitely make him Resurrected? Then go and prove it to me. If you can do it, I will believe you." At this time, Jesus also saw the blacksmith's family crying for their dead son. He ignored Matthew and turned to the blacksmith. At the door of his home, he asked the blacksmith: "How did this child die?" The blacksmith wiped his tears and said: "My poor child, he went out to play this morning and accidentally fell into the well and drowned." Jesus nodded. The head said: "It is indeed a poor child." After saying that, Jesus put his hands on the child's stiff body and said in his mouth: "Merciful Heavenly Father, please hear my call. This child is originally innocent. , should not die so prematurely, please give us your grace, let this child's soul stop wandering around, let him come back here, return to this cold body, open his eyes, and let him reunite with his family again Forever." When Jesus finished reciting the last word, the body of the child lying on the ground suddenly trembled, frightening everyone around him to retreat. Only Jesus remained calm and squatted there to continue to recite. Finally, the child took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. He saw Jesus, smiled and said, "Thank you, Jesus, for giving me a second life." Jesus' touch gradually became warmer body, and said to the child: "Live well, don't make your parents sad." When the blacksmith and his wife saw their son resurrected, they all rushed over, hugged their children and cried, but this time All the tears left in the corners of her eyes were tears of happiness. Jesus stood up and looked at Matthew in the distance. At this time, Matthew almost opened his mouth wide to continue. Not only him, but everyone who witnessed what happened did not believe that this miraculous thing had really happened. Jesus ignored Matthew and supported his mother Mary back home. That night, Matthew came, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt at the feet of Jesus and said: "My master, please forgive me for everything I have done, and ask you to let God forgive my sins. I am willing to never be greedy again." , no longer commit numerous crimes, and serve you wholeheartedly. Please agree to my request. I will return all the ill-gotten gains to the poor!" Jesus said: "I don't need you to serve me. , since you have seen my miracles and are willing to follow me, then please pay the taxes you should pay to the Roman governor here in accordance with Roman law, and the remaining money can be returned to their original owners.¡± Matthew. Said: "But the money you want me to hand over is also the ill-gotten gains of the Romans who exploited the Israelites." Jesus said: "I am preaching, not committing a crime. I don't want to be a person who is condemned. Preaching must be carried out within the legal scope to spread my morality, and it must not be a riot that openly defies the law. " Matthew admired Jesus and said, "My master, I understand, I will definitely follow your instructions. "And!" Jesus continued: "You must use your practical actions to influence the people around you, so that they will all come to believe in me, follow God with me, and discover the way to the kingdom of heaven. "At this moment, the door was crowded with Israelites who came to see Jesus. They all shrank away when they saw Jesus. But Jesus smiled and waved to everyone and said: "Come in, all of you, you are all my believers, we are equal." Everyone accepted the call and all entered the room, listening carefully to Jesus telling them about the kingdom of heaven and God. The story was all written in the parchment book given to him by Yang Rui, and everyone was fascinated by it. As Jesus continued to preach, he suddenly spotted a pair of bright eyes in the crowd. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!