Study Desk

Jesus answered, "Have faith in God.

The truth is, you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, mountain, fall into the sea.' And if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that what you say will happen, then God will do it for you.

Tell me: When John baptized people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people? Answer me."

These Jewish leaders talked about Jesus' question. They said to each other, "If we answer, ‘John's baptism was from God,' then he will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe John?'

Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God." The men were amazed at what Jesus said.

Surely you have read what God said about people rising from death. In the book where Moses wrote about the burning bush, it says that God told Moses this: ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. You Sadducees are so wrong!"

Jesus answered, "The most important command is this: ‘People of Israel, listen! The Lord our God is the only Lord.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.'

The man answered, "That was a good answer, Teacher. You are right in saying that God is the only Lord and that there is no other God.

And you must love God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength. And you must love others the same as you love yourself. These commands are more important than all the animals and sacrifices we offer to God."

With the help of the Holy Spirit, David himself says, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit by me at my right side, and I will put your enemies under your control.'

But they cheat widows and take their homes. Then they try to make themselves look good by saying long prayers. God will punish them very much."

Even when you are arrested and put on trial, don't worry about what you will say. Say whatever God tells you at the time. It will not really be you speaking. It will be the Holy Spirit.

because those days will be full of trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning, when God made the world. And nothing that bad will ever happen again.

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it. He broke off some pieces, gave them to his followers and said, "Take and eat this bread. It is my body."

Then he took a cup of wine, thanked God for it, and gave it to them. They all drank from the cup.

Then he said, "This wine is my blood, which will be poured out for many to begin the new agreement from God to his people.

But Jesus said nothing to answer him. The high priest asked Jesus another question: "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the blessed God?"