Study Desk

So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them: ‘This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see,

I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.

Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them.

But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.

The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.

It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a tree, so that birds come and make their nests in its branches."

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the Jewish people, because they considered John to be a prophet.

The king was sad, but because of the promise he had made in front of all his guests he gave orders that her wish be granted.

But when he noticed the strong wind, he was afraid and started to sink down in the water. "Save me, Lord!" he cried.

But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, ‘This belongs to God,'

‘These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these are the things that make you ritually unclean.

These are the things that make you unclean. But to eat without washing your hands as they say you should—this doesn't make you unclean."

But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, "Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!"

"That's true, sir," she answered, "but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table."

But Jesus answered, "When the sun is setting, you say, ‘We are going to have fine weather, because the sky is red.'

And early in the morning you say, ‘It is going to rain, because the sky is red and dark.' You can predict the weather by looking at the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs concerning these times!

Then the disciples understood that he was not warning them to guard themselves from the yeast used in bread but from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

"Good for you, Simon son of John!" answered Jesus. "For this truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven.

From that time on Jesus began to say plainly to his disciples, "I must go to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. I will be put to death, but three days later I will be raised to life."