Study Desk

So while the Pharisees were together, Jesus asked them a question.

David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.' So how can he be David's son?"

So you should obey them. Do everything they tell you to do. But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they don't do those things themselves.

"It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites. You travel across the seas and across different countries to find one person who will follow your ways. When you find that person, you make him worse than you are. And you are so bad that you belong in hell!

So you give proof that you are descendants of those who killed the prophets.

So I tell you this: I send to you prophets and teachers who are wise and know the Scriptures. You will kill some of them. You will hang some of them on crosses. You will beat some of them in your synagogues. You will chase them from town to town.

"So you will be guilty for the death of all the good people who have been killed on earth. You will be guilty for the killing of that godly man Abel. And you will be guilty for the killing of Zechariah son of Berachiah. He was killed between the Temple and the altar. You will be guilty for the killing of all the good people who lived between the time of Abel and the time of Zechariah.

There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.

"So always be ready. You don't know the day your Lord will come.

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you don't expect him.

"So the foolish girls went to buy oil. While they were gone, the bridegroom came. The girls who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was closed and locked.

"So always be ready. You don't know the day or the time when the Son of Man will come.

The servant who got five bags brought that amount and five more bags of money to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you trusted me to care for five bags of money. So I used them to earn five more.'

"The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with that small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.'

"Then the servant who got two bags of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of money to care for. So I used your two bags to earn two more.'

"The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with a small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.'

So I was afraid. I went and hid your money in the ground. Here is the one bag of money you gave me.'

So you should have put my money in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would get my money back. And I would also get the interest that my money earned.'

"So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the one bag of money from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags.

Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, "My heart is so heavy with grief, I feel as if I am dying. Wait here and stay awake with me."