Study Desk

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus' feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

She came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and at once the bleeding stopped.

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God. But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.