Study Desk

"It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You clean the outside of the cup and plate, but leave the inside full of strong bad desires and are not able to keep from doing sinful things.

"It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You are like graves that have been made white and look beautiful on the outside. But inside you are full of the bones of dead men and of every sinful thing.

"It is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers, you who pretend to be someone you are not! You make buildings for the graves of the early preachers, and you make the graves beautiful of those who are right with God.

"Because of this, I am going to keep on sending to you men who speak for God and wise men and teachers of the Law. Some of them you will kill and nail to a cross. Some of them you will beat in your places of worship. You will make it very hard for them as they go from city to city.

For sure, I tell you, all these things will come on the people of this day.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the men who speak for God and throw stones at those who were sent to you. How many times I wanted to gather your children around Me, as a chicken gathers her young ones under her wings. But you would not let Me.

Jesus said to them, "Do you see all these things? For sure, I tell you, all these stones will be thrown down. Not one will be left standing on another."

Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. The followers came to Him when He was alone and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What can we look for to show us of Your coming and of the end of the world?"

Nations will have wars with other nations. Countries will fight against countries. There will be no food for people. The earth will shake and break apart in different places.

It will be hard for a woman who will soon be a mother. It will be hard for the ones feeding babies in those days!

People who say they are Christ and false preachers will come. They will do special things for people to see. They will do great things, so that if it can be done, God's people will be fooled to believe something wrong.

For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will not pass away before all these things have happened.

"Who is the faithful and wise servant whom his owner has made boss over the other servants? He is to have food ready for them at the right time.

For sure, I tell you, he will make him boss over all that he has.

The owner will come on a day and at an hour when the servant is not looking for him.

They all went to sleep because the man to be married did not come for a long time.

But the wise women said, ‘No! There will not be enough for us and you. Go to the store and buy oil for yourselves.'

"Later the foolish women came. They said, ‘Sir, Sir, open the door for us!'

But he said to them, ‘For sure, I tell you, I do not know you!'

"For the holy nation of heaven is like a man who was going to a country far away. He called together the servants he owned and gave them his money to use.