Study Desk

As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father.

Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies."

Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.

But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.

He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.

But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem.

But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."

These were his instructions to them: "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.

The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Jesus replied with a story: "A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.

The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I'll pay you the next time I'm here.'

Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.'

but some of them said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons."

Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive?

For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe—

until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.