Study Desk

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

He replied, "Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do."

But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"—he said to the paralytic—

They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven ."

when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade."

Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat."

Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins." They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?" Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: John's baptism—was it from heaven or from people? Answer me." They discussed with one another, saying, "If we say, ‘From heaven,' he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?' But if we say, ‘From people—'" (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet). So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."