Study Desk

Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish. He looked into the sky and thanked God for the food. Then he broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to the followers, and they gave the food to the people.

Then the followers in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, "You really are the Son of God."

God said, ‘You must respect your father and mother.' And God also said, ‘Whoever says anything bad to their father or mother must be killed.'

But you teach that a person can say to their father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you. But I will not use it for you. I will give it to God.'

You are teaching them not to respect their father. So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think it is more important to follow those traditions you have.

You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he spoke for God about you:

These are the things that make people wrong. Eating without washing their hands will never make people unacceptable to God."

Jesus answered, "God sent me only to the lost people of Israel."

People were amazed when they saw that those who could not speak were now able to speak. Crippled people were made strong. Those who could not walk were now able to walk. The blind were able to see. Everyone thanked the God of Israel for this.

He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish. Then he gave thanks to God for the food. He broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to the followers, and they gave the food to the people.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to show them a miracle as a sign from God.

It is the evil and sinful people who want to see a miracle as a sign from God. But no miracle will be done to prove anything to them. The only sign will be the miracle that happened to Jonah." Then Jesus went away from there.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Peter took Jesus away from the other followers to talk to him alone. He began to criticize him. He said, "God save you from those sufferings, Lord! That will never happen to you!"

Then Jesus said to Peter, "Get away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don't care about the same things God does. You care only about things that people think are important."

If they refuse to listen to them, tell the church. And if they refuse to listen to the church, treat them as you would treat someone who does not know God or who is a tax collector.

Jesus answered, "Surely you have read this in the Scriptures: When God made the world, ‘he made people male and female.'

And God said, ‘That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. And the two people will become one.'

So they are no longer two, but one. God has joined them together, so no one should separate them."

Jesus answered, "Why do you ask me about what is good? Only God is good. But if you want to have eternal life, obey the law's commands."