Study Desk

After getting into a boat, Jesushe">[fn] crossed to the other side and came to his own city.Matthew 4:13;">[xr]

While he was having dinner at Matthew'sthe">[fn] home, many tax collectors and sinners arrived and began eating with Jesus and his disciples.Mark 2:15; Luke 5:29;">[xr]

The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:30; 15:2; Galatians 2:15;">[xr]

So Jesus got up and followed him, along with his disciples.

Just then a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his garment.Mark 5:25; Luke 8:43;">[xr]

For she had been saying to herself, "If I just touch his robe, I will get well."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few.Luke 10:2; John 4:35;">[xr]

So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."2 Thessalonians 3:1;">[xr]

Then Jesushe">[fn] called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.Mark 3:13-14; 6:7; Luke 6:13; 9:1;">[xr]

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;John 1:42;">[xr]

or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt,two shirts">[fn] or sandals, or a walking stick. For a worker deserves his food.Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Timothy 5:18;">[xr]

"Brother will hand brother over to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:35-36; Luke 21:16;">[xr]

"A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master.Luke 6:40; John 13:16; 15:20;">[xr]

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same towill they do the same to">[fn] those of his household!"Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 8:48,52;">[xr]

For I came to turnMicah 7:6;">[xr] 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

A person's enemies will be members of his own family.'Micah 7:6">[fn]Psalm 41:9; 55:13; Micah 7:6; John 13:18;">[xr]

"The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.Luke 14:26;">[xr]

The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me.Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27;">[xr]

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."Matthew 16:25; Luke 17:33; John 12:25;">[xr]

Truly I tell you, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he isin the name of">[fn] a disciple will never lose his reward."Matthew 8:5-6; 25:40; Mark 9:41; Hebrews 6:10;">[xr]