Study Desk

He was tempted by the devil for forty days and He ate nothing during that time. After that He was hungry.

Jesus said to the devil, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.'"

For it is written, ‘He has told His angels to care for You and to keep You.

When the devil finished tempting Jesus in every way, he went away from Jesus for awhile.

He said, "A man who speaks for God is not respected in his own country.

It is true that there were many women whose husbands had died in the Jewish land when Elijah lived. For three and a half years there was no rain and there was very little food in the land.

He stood by her and told the disease to leave. It went from her. At once she got up and cared for them.

In the morning He went out to a desert. The people looked for Him. When they found Him, they were trying to keep Him from going away from them.

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into the deep water. Let down your nets for some fish."

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were surprised also. They were working together with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will fish for men."

Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus. He was carried on a bed. They looked for a way to take the man into the house where Jesus was.

Levi made a big supper for Jesus in his house. Many men who gathered taxes and other people sat down with them.

I have not come to call good people. I have come to call sinners to be sorry for their sins and to turn from them."

Be glad in that day. Be full of joy for your reward is much in heaven. Their fathers did these things to the early preachers.

"It is bad for you who are rich. You are receiving all that you will get.

It is bad for you who are full. You will be hungry. It is bad for you who laugh now. You will have sorrow and you will cry.

It is bad for you when everyone speaks well of you. In the same way, their fathers spoke well of the false teachers.

Respect and give thanks for those who try to bring bad to you. Pray for those who make it very hard for you.

Give to any person who asks you for something. If a person takes something from you, do not ask for it back.

Do for other people what you would like to have them do for you.