Study Desk

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

‘ I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob '? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"

Jesus said to him, "‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind .'

"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves! "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.' Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred? And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.' You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it. And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? "For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, 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. I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things! "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it! Look, your house is left to you desolate! For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! '"

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

and declared, "This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."

He trusts in God—let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God's Son'!"

At about three o'clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, " My God, my God, why have you forsaken me ?"

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

He said, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!"

"Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!"

"Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?"

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

He said to them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.