Study Desk

All the people ate and were satisfied. Then his followers filled seven baskets with the leftover pieces of food.

Then right away he got into a boat with his followers and went to the area of Dalmanutha.

His followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat; they had forgotten to bring more.

His followers discussed the meaning of this, saying, "He said this because we have no bread."

Jesus and his followers came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch the man.

So Jesus took the blind man's hand and led him out of the village. Then he spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on the man and asked, "Can you see now?"

Again Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then the man opened his eyes wide and they were healed, and he was able to see everything clearly.

Jesus and his followers went to the towns around Caesarea Philippi. While they were traveling, Jesus asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

Jesus warned his followers not to tell anyone who he was.

But Jesus turned and looked at his followers. Then he told Peter not to talk that way. He said, "Go away from me, Satan! You don't care about the things of God, but only about things people think are important."

Then Jesus called the crowd to him, along with his followers. He said, "If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.

The people who live now are living in a sinful and evil time. If people are ashamed of me and my teaching, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes with his Father's glory and with the holy angels."

His clothes became shining white, whiter than any person could make them.

When the spirit attacks him, it throws him on the ground. Then my son foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes very stiff. I asked your followers to force the evil spirit out, but they couldn't."

When Jesus went into the house, his followers began asking him privately, "Why couldn't we force that evil spirit out?"

Then Jesus and his followers left that place and went through Galilee. He didn't want anyone to know where he was,

because he was teaching his followers. He said to them, "The Son of Man will be handed over to people, and they will kill him. After three days, he will rise from the dead."

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. When they went into a house there, he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?"

Then Jesus took a small child and had him stand among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said,

I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a drink of water because you belong to the Christ will truly get his reward.