Study Desk

"The only reason they do what they do is for other people to see them. They make the little Scripture boxes they wear bigger and bigger. And they make the tassels on their prayer clothes long enough for people to notice them.

You are blind fools! Can't you see that the Temple is greater than the gold on it? It's the Temple that makes the gold holy!

You are blind! Can't you see that the altar is greater than any gift on it? It's the altar that makes the gift holy!

I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘Welcome! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

"Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.' You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place." (You who read this should understand what it means.)

When the Son of Man comes, everyone will see him. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.

"Then there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man is coming. All the people of the world will cry. Everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky. He will come with power and great glory.

In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is very near, already present.

"Then the godly people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you with no place to stay and welcome you into our home? When did we see you without clothes and give you something to wear?

When did we see you sick or in prison and care for you?'

"Then those people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty? When did we see you without a place to stay? Or when did we see you without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see any of this and not help you?'

Peter followed Jesus but stayed back at a distance. He followed him to the yard of the high priest's house. Peter went in and sat with the guards. He wanted to see what would happen to Jesus.

Jesus answered, "Yes, that's right. But I tell you, in the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of God. And you will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven."

But the others said, "Don't bother him. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him."

But he is not here. He has risen from death, as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was.

And go quickly and tell his followers, ‘Jesus has risen from death. He is going into Galilee and will be there before you. You will see him there.'" Then the angel said, "Now I have told you."

Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there."

some people brought a paralyzed man to see him. He was being carried by four of them.

The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins. But how can I prove this to you? Maybe you are thinking it was easy for me to say to the crippled man, ‘Your sins are forgiven.' There's no proof it really happened. But what if I say to the man, ‘Stand up. Take your mat and walk'? Then you will be able to see if I really have this power or not." So Jesus said to the paralyzed man,