Study Desk

When one of them discovered that he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God.

Why was this foreigner the only one who came back to thank God?"

In a town there was once a judge who didn't fear God or care about people.

For a while the judge refused to do anything. Finally, he said to himself, "Even though I don't fear God or care about people,

Won't God protect his chosen ones who pray to him day and night? Won't he be concerned for them?

The Pharisee stood over by himself and prayed, "God, I thank you that I am not greedy, dishonest, and unfaithful in marriage like other people. And I am really glad that I am not like that tax collector over there.

The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, "God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner."

Then Jesus said, "When the two men went home, it was the tax collector and not the Pharisee who was pleasing to God. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored."

Jesus said, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good.

Jesus replied, "There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything."

Right away the man could see, and he went with Jesus and started thanking God. When the crowds saw what happened, they praised God.

When Jesus was starting down the Mount of Olives, his large crowd of disciples were happy and praised God because of all the miracles they had seen.

They shouted, "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory to God."

They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.

Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?"

They talked this over and said to each other, "We can't say that God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John.

The spies said to him, "Teacher, we know that you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are.

Then he told them, "Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God."

When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? All seven brothers had married her.

In the story about the burning bush, Moses clearly shows that people will live again. He said, "The Lord is the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."