Study Desk

While Jesus was still talking to the people, His mother and His brothers came and stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him.

When the sun was high in the sky, they dried up and died because they had no root.

"This is why I speak to them in picture-stories. They have eyes but they do not see. They have ears but they do not hear and they do not understand.

The hearts of these people have become fat. They hear very little with their ears. They have closed their eyes. If they did not do this, they would see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts. Then they would be changed in their ways, and I would heal them.'

For sure, I tell you, that many early preachers and men right with God have wanted to see the things you see, but they did not see them. They wanted to hear the things you hear, but they did not hear them.

The Son of Man will send His angels. They will gather out of His holy nation all things that cause people to sin and those who do sin.

They will put them into a stove of fire. There will be loud crying and grinding of teeth.

When it was full, they took it to the shore. They sat down and put the good fish into pails. They threw the bad fish away.

They will put the sinful people into a stove of fire where there will be loud crying and grinding of teeth."

He came to His own town and taught them in their places of worship. They were surprised and wondered, saying, "Where did this Man get this wisdom? How can He do these powerful works?

And they were ashamed of Him and turned away because of Him. Jesus said to them, "One who speaks for God is shown no respect in his own town and in his own house."

Then the followers of John came and took his body and buried it. They went and told Jesus.

When it was evening, His followers came to Him. They said, "This is a desert. The day is past. Send the people away so they may go into the towns and buy food for themselves."

They said to Him, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish."

They all ate and were filled. They picked up twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people were finished eating.

Some of the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers from Jerusalem came to Jesus. They asked,

His followers came to Him. They said, "Did You know the proud religious law-keepers were ashamed and turned away because of You when they heard this?"

Many people came to Him. They brought with them those who were not able to walk. They brought those who were not able to see. They brought those who were not able to hear or speak and many others. Then they put them at the feet of Jesus and He healed them.

All the people wondered. They saw how those who could not speak were now talking. They saw how those who could not walk were now walking. They saw how those who could not see were now seeing, and they gave thanks to the God of the Jews.

Then Jesus called His followers to Him. He said, "I pity these people because they have been with Me three days and they have no food. I do not want to send them home without food. They might get too weak as they go."