Study Desk

Some of the followers said to each other, "What does Jesus mean when he says, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again'? And what does he mean when he says, ‘Because I am going to the Father' ?"

When a woman gives birth to a baby, she has pain, because her time has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain, because she is so happy that a child has been born into the world.

The Father himself loves you. He loves you because you loved me and believed that I came from God.

Listen to me; a time is coming when you will be scattered, each to your own home. That time is now here. You will leave me alone, but I am never really alone, because the Father is with me.

I am praying for them. I am not praying for people in the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours.

I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.

"I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching.

"Father, I want these people that you gave me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.

Judas knew where this place was, because Jesus met there often with his followers. Judas was the one who turned against Jesus.

Early in the morning they led Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Roman governor's palace. They would not go inside the palace, because they did not want to make themselves unclean; they wanted to eat the Passover meal.

When the leading priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" But Pilate answered, "Crucify him yourselves, because I find nothing against him."

The leaders answered, "We have a law that says he should die, because he said he is the Son of God."

The sign was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Many of the people read the sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city.

Later, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of some of the leaders.) Pilate gave his permission, so Joseph came and took Jesus' body away.

The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it was nearby, and they were preparing to start their Sabbath day.

Jesus said to her, "Don't hold on to me, because I have not yet gone up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

When it was evening on the first day of the week, Jesus' followers were together. The doors were locked, because they were afraid of the elders. Then Jesus came and stood right in the middle of them and said, "Peace be with you."

Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you see me. Those who believe without seeing me will be truly blessed."

Jesus said to them, "Come and eat." None of the followers dared ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.

A third time he said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" Peter said, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!" He said to him, "Feed my sheep.