Study Desk

For a long time the judge refused to act, but at last he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God or respect people,

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"

But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!'

but Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.

They will whip him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life."

But the disciples did not understand any of these things; the meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not know what Jesus was talking about.

The people in front scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, "Son of David! Have mercy on me!"

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd.

But they said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten coins!'

‘I tell you,' he replied, ‘that to those who have something, even more will be given; but those who have nothing, even the little that they have will be taken away from them.

saying, "If you only knew today what is needed for peace! But now you cannot see it!

saying to them, "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer.' But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!"

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.

But if we say, ‘From human beings,' this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing.

So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing.

But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

These spies said to Jesus, "Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is right. We know that you pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people.