Study Desk

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.

Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Anyone who finds his life will lose it,

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples

Then he proceeded to denounce the towns where most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent:

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

He will not argue or shout,and no one will hear his voice in the streets.

The nations will put their hope in his name.

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up

A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

While he was still speaking with the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to him.

Stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.