The logic there is that, since the Seleucids justice is not jubilee justice, therefore revolution is justified. So you can easily imagine the expectations of and impact on his hearers given this part of Jesus sermon. The crowds who ve followed him are gathered around to hear him teaching, and, instead of preaching either violent revolution against Rome or sectarian withdrawal into the desert, he preaches this radical message of intense and counterintuitive involvement with others. You need to be perfect, like your Father in heaven is perfect. That means you do your acts of piety for the benefit of others and not for your own glory.
Life is more than food and the body more than clothing . . . .
But seek first the righteousness of God s kingdom, and God will take care of you. Well, that s easy for you to say, Jesus. You seem to like this risky kind of business. I mean, you keep wandering from place to place, and you don t seem put out. But some of us have responsibilities.