Study Desk

Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.

He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?