Study Desk

After Jesus' resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, "Truly this was the Son of God."

And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.

People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!"

As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

and when they found Him, they said, "Everyone is looking for You!"

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"