Study Desk

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

But Jesus called them to himself, saying, "Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

And Jesus took notice of him and said, "How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.

But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Now while they were listening to these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

Now as he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not show partiality, but teach the way of God in truth.

So he said to them, "Well then, give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!"

for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, because they are sons of the resurrection.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in the passage about the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him!"

So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."