Study Desk

When Jesus was alone praying, his disciples came to him, and he asked them, "What do people say about me?"

Jesus strictly warned his disciples not to tell anyone about this.

Jesus told his disciples, "The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. They will reject him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life."

If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of his Father and the holy angels.

While he was praying, his face changed, and his clothes became shining white.

The next day Jesus and his three disciples came down from the mountain and were met by a large crowd.

While the boy was being brought, the demon attacked him and made him shake all over. Jesus ordered the demon to stop. Then he healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

Everyone was amazed at God's great power. While everyone was still amazed at what Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

"Pay close attention to what I am telling you! The Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies."

Then he said to his disciples, "When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest."

Not long before it was time for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind to go to Jerusalem.

But he was on his way to Jerusalem, so the people there refused to welcome him.

Jesus said, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own."

Jesus then turned to his disciples and said to them in private, "You are really blessed to see what you see!

and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.

The Lord and his disciples were traveling along and came to a village. When they got there, a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

When Jesus had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his followers to pray."

He may not get up and give you the bread, just because you are his friend. But he will get up and give you as much as you need, simply because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

If Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I force out demons by the power of Beelzebul.

If I use his power to force out demons, whose power do your own followers use to force them out? They are the ones who will judge you.