Study Desk

Then Jesus and his followers left there and went through Galilee. Jesus did not want the people to know where they were.

He wanted to teach his followers alone. He said to them, "The Son of Man will be handed over to the control of other men, who will kill him. After three days, he will rise from death."

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. They went into a house, and Jesus said to them, "I heard you arguing on the way here today. What were you arguing about?"

Then Jesus took a small child and stood the child in front of the followers. He held the child in his arms and said,

Some Pharisees came to Jesus and tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife?"

The Pharisees said, "Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce."

‘That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.

He said, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman has sinned against his wife. He is guilty of adultery.

People brought their small children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them. But the followers told the people to stop bringing their children to him.

Jesus saw what happened. He did not like his followers telling the children not to come. So he said to them, "Let the little children come to me. Don't stop them, because God's kingdom belongs to people who are like these little children.

Then Jesus held the children in his arms. He laid his hands on them and blessed them.

Jesus started to leave, but a man ran to him and bowed down on his knees before him. The man asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get the life that never ends?"

And you know his commands: ‘You must not murder anyone, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not lie, you must not cheat, you must respect your father and mother ….'"

The man was upset when Jesus told him to give away his money. He didn't want to do this, because he was very rich. So he went away sad.

Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, "It will be very hard for a rich person to enter God's kingdom!"

Jesus and those with him were on their way to Jerusalem. He was at the front of the group. His followers were wondering what was happening, and the people who followed behind them were feeling afraid. Jesus gathered the twelve apostles again and talked with them alone. He told them what would happen in Jerusalem.

who will laugh at him and spit on him. They will beat him with whips and kill him. But on the third day after his death, he will rise to life again."

Follow my example: Even the Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people."

Then they came to the town of Jericho. When Jesus left there with his followers, a large crowd was with them. A blind man named Bartimaeus (meaning "son of Timaeus") was sitting by the road. He was always begging for money.

The blind man stood up quickly. He left his coat there and went to Jesus.