Study Desk

but because this widow is such a nudnik, I will see to it that she gets justice — otherwise, she'll keep coming and pestering me till she wears me out!'"

However, Yeshua called the children to him and said, "Let the children come to me, and stop hindering them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.

He was trying to see who Yeshua was; but, being short, he couldn't, because of the crowd.

When he came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zakkai! Hurry! Come down, because I have to stay at your house today!"

While they were listening to this, Yeshua went on to tell a parable, because he was near Yerushalayim, and the people supposed that the Kingdom of God was about to appear at any moment.

‘Excellent!' he said to him. ‘You are a good servant. Because you have been trustworthy in a small matter, I am putting you in charge of ten towns.'

because I was afraid of you — you take out what you didn't put in, and you harvest what you didn't plant.'

and they said, "Because the Lord needs it."

and dash you to the ground, you and your children within your walls, leaving not one stone standing on another — and all because you did not recognize your opportunity when God offered it!"

but they couldn't find any way of doing it, because all the people were hanging onto his every word.

But if we say, ‘From a human source,' all the people will stone us, because they're convinced that Yochanan was a prophet."

The Torah-teachers and the head cohanim would have seized him at that very moment, because they knew that he had aimed this parable at them, but they were afraid of the people.

because they can no longer die. Being children of the Resurrection, they are like angels; indeed, they are children of God.

and everyone will hate you because of me.

When these things start to happen, stand up and hold your heads high; because you are about to be liberated!"

and the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers began trying to find some way to get rid of Yeshua, because they were afraid of the people.

On rising from prayer and coming to the talmidim, he found them sleeping because of their grief.

About an hour later, another man asserted emphatically, "There can be no doubt that this fellow was with him, because he too is from the Galil!"

Herod was delighted to see Yeshua, because he had heard about him and for a long time had been wanting to meet him; indeed, he hoped to see him perform some miracle.