Study Desk

When they went away, Jesus began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed which is shaken by the wind?

If not so, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Behold those who wear fine clothes are in kings'' houses.

And if not so, What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

Then they brought near to him a lunatic, who was also dumb and blind; and he healed him, so that the dumb and blind man could speak and see.

Then some of the men of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said to him, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you.

This is the reason I speak to them in figures, because they see and yet cannot perceive; and they hear and yet do not listen, nor do they understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who said, Hearing you will hear, but you will not understand; and seeing you will see, but you will not know.

For the heart of this people has become hardened, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are dull; so that they cannot see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts; let them return, and I will heal them.

But as for you, blessed are your eyes for they see; and your ears for they hear.

For truly I say to you, a great many prophets and righteous men have longed to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

So that the people wondered, to see the dumb speaking, and the maimed healed, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised the God of Israel.

Truly I say to you, There are men who stand here, who will not taste death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, their angels always see the face of my Father in heaven.

When the king entered to see the guests, he saw there a man who was not wearing wedding garments.

For I say to you, from now you will not see me until you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

But he said to them, Behold, do you not see all of these? truly I say to you, Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone, which will not be torn down.

When you see the sign of the refuse of desolation, as spoken by the prophet Daniel, accumulating in the holy place, whoever reads will understand it.

Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the generations of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of the sky, with an army and great glory.

So even you, when you see all these things, know that it has arrived at the door.

Then the righteous will say to him, Our Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty and gave you drink?