Study Desk

The one who does not love Me does not obey My teaching. The teaching you are now hearing is not My teaching but it is from My Father Who sent Me.

You heard Me say that I am going away. But I am coming back to you. If you love Me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father. The Father is greater than I.

"I have come and have spoken to them so they are guilty of sin. But now they have no reason to give for keeping their sin any longer.

I have done things among them which no one else has done so they are guilty of sin. But now they have seen these things and have hated Me and My Father.

But now I am going to Him Who sent Me. Yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?'

For sure, I tell you, you will cry and have sorrow, but the world will have joy. You will have sorrow, but your sorrow will turn into joy.

I have told you these things so you may have peace in Me. In the world you will have much trouble. But take hope! I have power over the world!"

"I have made Your name known to the people You have given Me from the world. They were Yours but You gave them to Me. They have obeyed Your Word.

I am no longer in the world. I am coming to You. But these are still in the world. Holy Father, keep those You have given to Me in the power of Your name. Then they will be one, even as We are One.

But now I come to You, Father. I say these things while I am in the world. In this way, My followers may have My joy in their hearts.

But every year a man who is in prison is allowed to go free at the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Do you want the King of the Jews to go free?"

Then they spoke with loud voices, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

When Pilate heard this, he wanted to let Jesus go free. But the Jews kept saying, "If you let this Man go free, you are not a friend of Caesar! Whoever makes himself as a king is working against Caesar."

They spoke with a loud voice, "Take Him away! Nail Him to a cross!" Pilate said to them, "Do you want me to nail your King to a cross?" The head religious leaders said, "We have no king but Caesar!"

The soldiers who nailed Jesus to the cross took His clothes and divided them in four parts, each soldier getting one part. But His coat which was not sewed was made in one piece.

But one of the soldiers pushed a spear into His side. Blood and water ran out.

Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus but was afraid of the Jews. So he worshiped without anyone knowing it. He asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate said he could. Then Joseph came and took it away.

They ran but the other follower ran faster than Peter and came to the grave first.

He got down and looked in and saw the linen cloths but did not go in.

After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know that it was Jesus.