Study Desk

It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

Jesus, looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.

And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.

Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God.

And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,