Study Desk

Then something special will be seen in the sky telling of the Son of Man. All nations of the earth will have sorrow. They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of the sky with power and shining-greatness.

In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and being given in marriage. This kept on until the day Noah went into the large boat.

They did not know what was happening until the flood came and the water carried them all away. It will be like this when the Son of Man comes.

The owner will punish the servant and will give him his place with those who pretend to be someone they are not. There will be loud crying and grinding of teeth.

"At that time the holy nation of heaven will be like ten women who have never had men. They took their lamps and went out to meet the man soon to be married.

"Then they will ask, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger? When did we see You without clothes or sick or in prison and did not care for You?'

They talked together how they might trap Jesus and kill Him.

As they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread. He gave thanks and broke it in pieces. He gave it to His followers and said, "Take, eat, this is My body."

Judas, one of the twelve followers, came while Jesus was talking. He came with many others who had swords and sticks. They came from the religious leaders of the Jews and the leaders of the people.

Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came to do." Then they came and put their hands on Jesus and took Him.

The religious leaders and the other leaders and all the court were looking for false things to say against Jesus. They wanted some reason to kill Him.

They found none, but many came and told false things about Him. At last two came to the front.

They said, "This Man said, ‘I am able to destroy the house of God and build it up again in three days.'"

After a little while some of the people standing around came up to Peter and said, "For sure, you are one of them. You talk like they do."

Early in the morning all the head religious leaders of the Jews and the leaders of the people gathered together and talked about how they could put Jesus to death.

They tied Him and took Him away. Then they handed Him over to Pilate who was the leader of the country.

He said, "I have sinned because I handed over a Man Who has done no wrong." And they said, "What is that to us? That is your own doing."

It happened as the early preacher Jeremiah said it would happen. He said, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver which was the price the Jews said they would pay for Him.

And they bought land to bury strangers in, as the Lord told me."

They took off His clothes and put a purple coat on Him.