Study Desk

The Lord answered, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things,

So Jesus told them, "Pray in this way: ‘Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom.

So I tell you to ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you.

Others wanted to put Jesus to the test. So they asked him to show them a sign from God.

No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a clay pot. A lamp is put on a lampstand, so that everyone who comes into the house can see the light.

So be sure that your light isn't darkness.

So the Lord said to him: You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you are greedy and evil.

so that they could catch him saying something wrong.

Even the hairs on your head are counted. So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.

So Jesus told them this story: A rich man's farm produced a big crop,

Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you that he will get ready and have his servants sit down so he can serve them.

So always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.

But servants who don't know what their master wants them to do will not be beaten so hard for doing wrong. If God has been generous with you, he will expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better.

So he said to the gardener, "For three years I have come looking for figs on this tree, and I haven't found any yet. Chop it down! Why should it take up space?"

The man in charge of the meeting place was angry because Jesus had healed someone on the Sabbath. So he said to the people, "Each week has six days when we can work. Come and be healed on one of those days, but not on the Sabbath."

Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:

The servant told his master what happened, and the master became so angry that he said, "Go as fast as you can to every street and alley in town! Bring in everyone who is poor or crippled or blind or lame."

His master then told him, "Go out along the back roads and fence rows and make people come in, so that my house will be full.

So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, "This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them."