Study Desk

Above his head they put the written notice of the accusation against him: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."

Then they crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left.

Jesus again gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea arrived; his name was Joseph, and he also was a disciple of Jesus.

and placed it in his own tomb, which he had just recently dug out of solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Give orders, then, for his tomb to be carefully guarded until the third day, so that his disciples will not be able to go and steal the body, and then tell the people that he was raised from death. This last lie would be even worse than the first one."

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Go quickly now, and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!' Remember what I have told you."

So they left the tomb in a hurry, afraid and yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Peace be with you." They came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

and said, "You are to say that his disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.

John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

He announced to the people, "The man who will come after me is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to bend down and untie his sandals.

As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two fishermen, Simon and his brother Andrew, catching fish with a net.

Jesus and his disciples came to the town of Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach.

Jesus and his disciples, including James and John, left the synagogue and went straight to the home of Simon and Andrew.

But Simon and his companions went out searching for him,

Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat.

While they all watched, the man got up, picked up his mat, and hurried away. They were all completely amazed and praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

As he walked along, he saw a tax collector, Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, "Follow me." Levi got up and followed him.