Study Desk

"Just as the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure, and then he hid it in the field again. He was so happy that he went and sold everything he owned to buy that field.

Then Jesus said to them, "So every teacher of the law who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings out both new things and old things he has saved."

So the people were upset with Jesus. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his hometown and in his own home."

So he did not do many miracles there because they had no faith.

So he said to his servants, "Jesus is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why he can work these miracles."

So he promised with an oath to give her anything she wanted.

Herodias told her daughter what to ask for, so she said to Herod, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

Although King Herod was very sad, he had made a promise, and his dinner guests had heard him. So Herod ordered that what she asked for be done.

When it was evening, his followers came to him and said, "No one lives in this place, and it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the towns and buy food for themselves."

Jesus answered, "And why do you refuse to obey God's command so that you can follow your own teachings?

But Jesus did not answer the woman. So his followers came to Jesus and begged him, "Tell the woman to go away. She is following us and shouting."

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus, wanting to trick him. So they asked him to show them a miracle from God.

So I tell you, you are Peter. On this rock I will build my church, and the power of death will not be able to defeat it.

When his followers heard the voice, they were so frightened they fell to the ground.

But we don't want to upset these tax collectors. So go to the lake and fish. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth and you will find a coin. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors for you and me."

But the servant did not have enough money to pay his master, the king. So the master ordered that everything the servant owned should be sold, even the servant's wife and children. Then the money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.

When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry. So they went and told their master all that had happened.

And God said, ‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.'

So there are not two, but one. God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them."