Study Desk

He pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live."

Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body.

so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."

they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

He said, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, "‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.'

Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

"No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.

But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.